Queen Elizabeth Islands


plural noun

a group of islands, including Ellesmere Island, in the Arctic Ocean, in the N Northwest Territories, N Canada.

British Dictionary definitions for queen elizabeth islands

Queen Elizabeth Islands

pl n

a group of islands off the N coast of Canada: the northernmost islands of the Canadian Arctic archipelago, lying N of latitude 74°N; part of Nunavut. Area: about 390 000 sq km (150 000 sq miles)