Sverdrup Islands

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Sverdrup Islands

archipelago, Canada

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Sverdrup Islands, archipelago in Franklin district, Northwest Territories, part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean, west of Ellesmere Island. Named for Otto Sverdrup (1885–1930), the Norwegian Arctic explorer, the major islands are Axel Heiberg Island, Amund Ringnes, Meighen Island, and Ellef Ringnes.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.