A closeup map showing Truro Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 75°17′N 97°11′W / 75.283°N 97.183°W / 75.283; -97.183 (Truro Island) |
| Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
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Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Truro Island lies within the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Regionofnorthern Canada's territory of Nunavut. It is one of the mid-waterway islands in the McDougall Sound between Bathurst Island and Cornwallis Island. Long and narrow, the island is 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi).[1]
Truro Island was the base camp for several Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment (C-ICE) studies which provide data on atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean interaction, including C-ICE'2000,[2] C-ICE'2001,[3] and C-ICE'2002.[4]
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
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See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region. | |||||||||
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