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Truro Island
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Truro Island is located in Nunavut
Truro Island
Truro Island
Location in Nunavut
Truro Island is located in Canada
Truro Island
Truro Island
Location in Canada
Geography
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
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Truro Island lies within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of northern 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).

Collaborative Interdisciplinary Cryospheric Experiment

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, C-ICE'2001, and C-ICE'2002.

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