On Ellesmere Island (Inuktitut: Umingmak Nuna, meaning "land of muskoxen"; French: Île d'Ellesmere)[1] is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world. It comprises an area of 196,235 km2 (75,767 sq mi), slightly smaller than Great Britain, and the total length of the island is 830 km (520 mi).
Lying within the Arctic Archipelago, Ellesmere Island is considered part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Cape Columbia at 83°06′ is the most northerly point of land in Canada. (The most northerly point of land on Earth is the nearby Kaffeklubben Island of Greenland).