North Kent Island
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LocationCardigan Strait
Coordinates76°40′N 090°15′W / 76.667°N 90.250°W
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Arctic Archipelago
Area590 km2 (230 sq mi)
 North Kent Island, Nunavut. | |
  North Kent Island  North Kent Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cardigan Strait |
| Coordinates | 76°40′N 090°15′W / 76.667°N 90.250°W |
| Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 590 km2 (230 sq mi) |
| Length | 42 km (26.1 mi) |
| Width | 23 km (14.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 600 m (2000 ft) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
North Kent Island is one of the uninhabited Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Cardigan Strait between Devon Island's Colin Archer Peninsula and Ellesmere Island's Simmons Peninsula.
The 590 km2 (230 sq mi) island's terrain is flat-topped and ice-capped, with steep cliffs.