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Amund Ringnes

island, Nunavut, Canada
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Amund Ringnes, one of the Sverdrup Islands in Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean, between Axel Heiberg and Ellef Ringnes islands. About 70 miles (115 km) long, 20–45 miles (30–70 km) wide, and 2,029 square miles (5,255 square km) in area, Amund Ringnes is basically flat, the highest point being about 2,000 feet (610 metres). Discovered by Gunnar Isachsen in 1900, it was named after a member of a Norwegian brewing firm that financed the expedition.

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