# Hovgaard Islands

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Island group in Nunavut, Canada

For single islands, see [Hovgaard Island (disambiguation)](/source/Hovgaard_Island_(disambiguation)).

Hovgaard Islands Hovgaard Islands Show map of Nunavut Hovgaard Islands Show map of Canada Geography Location Northern Canada Coordinates 68°29′N 095°44′W / 68.483°N 95.733°W / 68.483; -95.733 (Hovgaard Islands) Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago Major islands Aqitqiqtuun Island Area 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) Administration Canada Territory Nunavut Region Kitikmeot Demographics Population 0

The **Hovgaard Islands** are a [Canadian Arctic island](/source/Canadian_Arctic_islands) group in the [Kitikmeot Region](/source/Kitikmeot_Region) of [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut) Territory. They were named after [Andreas Hovgaard](/source/Andreas_Peter_Hovgaard), a Polar explorer and officer of the [Danish Navy](/source/Danish_Navy) who led an expedition to the [Kara Sea](/source/Kara_Sea) on steamship *Dijmphna* in 1882–83.[1]

The islands lie in the [Rasmussen Basin](/source/Rasmussen_Basin), equal distance between [Gjoa Haven](/source/Gjoa_Haven), [King William Island](/source/King_William_Island) (20 km (12 mi) to the north), and Pechell Point, [Adelaide Peninsula](/source/Adelaide_Peninsula) (20 km (12 mi)).[2]

The waters surrounding the islands are known amongst the [Netsilik](/source/Netsilik) [Inuit](/source/Inuit) for an abundance of blubbery [marine mammals](/source/Marine_mammal).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hig_1-0)** Hovgaard Ø. In: Anthony K. Higgins: *Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland.* Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin Bd. 21, 2010. Copenhagen 2010, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-87-7871-292-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-87-7871-292-9)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Information on "Hovgaard Islands""](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=68.4833000015&long=-95.7333000013&mapxy=-28026.5715855+2122165.96873&scale=5000000&feature_na=Hovgaard+Islands&location1=62&unique_key=0c73187f849c20c3f1317f1200e2f51b&searchstring=lands&entity=ISL&layers=fapfeature+fapfeature%20north_arrow%20other_features%20million_grid%20t50k_grid%20grid_50k_3%20roads%20hydrography%20boundary%20builtup%20vegetation%20populated_places%20railway%20power_network%20manmade_features%20designated_areas%20water_features%20water_saturated_soils%20relief%20contours%20toponymy%20contour%20nodata_ntdb_50k&urlappend=%26unique_key%3D0c73187f849c20c3f1317f1200e2f51b%26map.layer%5Btextzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-29192.6937717+2122125.25673+END+TEXT+%22Hovgaard%2BIslands%22+END%26map.layer%5Btextzoom46%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-29192.6937717+2122125.25673+END+TEXT+%22Hovgaard%2BIslands%22+END%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom0%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom1%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom2%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom0outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom1outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Bpolygonresultzoom2outline%5D%3DDATA+fap_islands%26map.layer%5Barrowzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-29192.6937717+2122125.25673+END+END). Natural Resources, Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-05-30.

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