# Tasmania Islands

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Island group in Nunavut, Canada

For the large island that is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, see [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania).

Tasmania Islands Tasmania Islands, Franklin Strait, Canada Tasmania Islands Show map of Nunavut Tasmania Islands Show map of Canada Geography Location Franklin Strait Coordinates 71°16′N 096°35′W / 71.267°N 96.583°W / 71.267; -96.583 (Tasmania Islands) Archipelago Arctic Archipelago Area 47 km2 (18 sq mi)[1] Highest elevation 168 m (551 ft) Administration Canada Territory Nunavut Region Kitikmeot Demographics Population Uninhabited

The **Tasmania Islands** are a group of uninhabited islands located in the [Kitikmeot Region](/source/Kitikmeot_Region) of the [Canadian territory](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut). Part of the [Arctic Archipelago](/source/Arctic_Archipelago), the island's are located in [Franklin Strait](/source/Franklin_Strait), just west of [Boothia Peninsula](/source/Boothia_Peninsula), which is part of the mainland.[2]

The islands received their name in 1859 from arctic explorer [Francis McClintock](/source/Francis_McClintock), during [his expedition](/source/McClintock_Arctic_expedition) to find evidence of the fate of [Franklin's lost expedition](/source/Franklin's_lost_expedition). He named the islands at the request of [Franklin's widow](/source/Jane_Franklin), who sponsored his expedition. Franklin had been a popular governor of Tasmania, and significant funds had been raised from there for the several searches which Jane Franklin sponsored.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Atlas_1-0)** ["Information on "Tasmania Islands" from the Atlas of Canada"](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map?mapsize=428%20380&lat=71.2666999982&long=-96.5833000009&mapxy=-56119.352542+2427037.08356&scale=5000000&feature_na=Tasmania+Islands&location1=62&unique_key=0c775a22849c20c3871313c1a969f090&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%3D0c775a22849c20c3871313c1a969f090%26map.layer%5Btextzoom03%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-55493.5952249+2425283.53979+END+TEXT+%22Tasmania%2BIslands%22+END%26map.layer%5Btextzoom46%5D%3DFEATURE+POINTS+-55493.5952249+2425283.53979+END+TEXT+%22Tasmania%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+-55493.5952249+2425283.53979+END+END). Atlas of Canada. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Canada Elevation Map"](https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-en.html). maps.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [McClintock, Francis](/source/Francis_Leopold_McClintock) (January 1881). [*Fate of Sir John Franklin: The Voyage of the*Fox*in the Arctic Seas in Search of Franklin and His Companions*](https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=ZuFKAAAAYAAJ&pcampaignid=books_web_aboutlink). John Murray. p. 220.

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