Mackenzie King Island

Mackenzie King Island is one of the uninhabited Queen Elizabeth Islands in northern Canada. It lies north of Melville Island and south of Borden Island, and like them is divided when it comes to administration. Most of the island is in Northwest Territories, while its easternmost portion lies in Nunavut. The border runs along the 110th meridian west.

Mackenzie King Island

Mackenzie King Island with Brock and Borden Island
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Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	78°02′N 109°50′W[1]
Archipelago	Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago
Area	5,048 km2 (1,949 sq mi)
Length	61 mi (98 km)
Width	60 mi (100 km)
Highest elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Administration
Canada
Territory	Northwest Territories Nunavut
Demographics
Population	0

Mackenzie King has an area of 5,048 km² (1,949 sq mi), 60 miles (97 km) long in northeast or 47 miles (76 km) in southeast and 60 miles (97 km) wide, making it the 116th largest island in the world, and Canada's 26th largest island.

History

The first known visit to the island was by Vilhjalmur Stefansson in 1915, and it was later named for William Lyon Mackenzie King.^[3]