List of islands in the Arctic Ocean

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The Arctic Ocean, with borders as delineated by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), including Hudson Bay (some of which is south of 57°N latitude, off the map) and all other marginal seas.

These islands of the Arctic Ocean can be classified by the country that controls the territory.

Canada

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Other notable islands in the Canadian portion of the Arctic Ocean include:

Hans Island (uninhabited Template:Coord), shared with Denmark, the Danish Realm / Greenland<ref name="hansG&M">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="hansCBC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Broughton Island (population 593,<ref name=2021censusNU/> Template:Coord)
Dorset Island (population 1,396,<ref name=2021censusNU/> Template:Coord)
Flaherty Island (population 1,010,<ref name=2021censusNU/> Template:Coord)
Igloolik Island (population 2,049,<ref name=2021censusNU/> Template:Coord)

Denmark

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- Clavering Island
- Disko Island
- Geographical Society Island
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- Kaffeklubben Island
- Milne Land
- Nares Land
- Shannon Island
- Traill Island
- Ymer Island

Iceland

Iceland (northern coast)
- Æðey
- Drangey
- Flatey, Skjálfandi
- Grímsey
- Hrísey
- Kolbeinsey
- Málmey
- Vigur

Norway

Bear Island
Jan Mayen
Svalbard Archipelago:
- Barentsøya
  - Alekseevøya
  - Kükenthaløya
- Edgeøya
- Hopen
- Kong Karls Land
- Kvitøya (White Island)
- Nordaustlandet
- Prins Karls Forland
- Spitsbergen
- Sjuøyane
  - Martensøya
  - Nelsonøya
  - Parryøya
  - Phippsøya
  - Rossøya
  - Tavleøya
  - Vesle Tavleøya
  - Waldenøya
  - Hinnoya

Russia

Russian Arctic islands

Dikson Island
Franz Josef Land
Great Diomede Island
New Siberian Islands
- Anzhu Islands
  - Belkovsky Island
  - Kotelny/Faddeyevsky Island (including the island of 'Bunge Land')
  - New Siberia
- Lyakhovsky Islands
  - Great Lyakhovsky Island
  - Little Lyakhovsky Island
- Semyonovsky Island
- Stolbovoy Island
Novaya Zemlya
Severnaya Zemlya
- October Revolution Island
- Bolshevik Island
- Komsomolets Island
- Pioneer Island
- Schmidt Island
- De Long Islands
- Minor Islands in Severnaya Zemlya
Solovetsky Islands
Victoria Island (administered as part of Franz Josef Land, but physically separate)
Ushakov Island (Russian Arctic) halfway between Franz Josef Land and Severnaya Zemlya
- Wiese Island
Wrangel Island
- Herald Island

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United States

See also

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References

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