page_title: Ellesmere Island
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Ellesmere Island / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada.
context_page_description: Ellesmere Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Lying within the Arctic Archipelago, it is considered part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, with Cape Columbia being the most northerly point of land in Canada. It comprises an area of 196,235 km² and the total length of the island is 830 km, making it the world's tenth largest island and Canada's third largest island. The Arctic Cordillera mountain system covers much of Ellesmere Island, making it the most mountainous in the Arctic Archipelago. The Arctic willow is the only woody species to grow on Ellesmere Island.
context_section_description: Ellesmere Island is separated to the east by Nares Strait from Greenland, to the west by Eureka Sound and Nansen Sound from Axel Heiberg Island, and to the south by Jones Sound and Cardigan Strait from Devon Island.
  Ellesmere Island contains Canada's northernmost point, Cape Columbia, at 83°6′41″N.
caption: Satellite image montage showing Ellesmere Island and its neighbours
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