Devon Island, largest of the Parry Islands, in Nunavut, Canada, in the Arctic Ocean south of Ellesmere Island and west of Baffin Bay. It is about 320 miles (515 km) long, 80–100 miles (130–160 km) wide, and has an area of 21,331 square miles (55,247 square km). Chiefly an ice-covered plateau, the island rises from about 2,000 feet (600 metres) in the west to reach a maximum elevation of 6,300 feet (1,920 metres) in the east.
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- Devon Island (Inuktitut: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, Tallurutit)[2] is an island in Canada and the largest uninhabited island (no permanent residents) in the world.
- Devon Island in Baffin Bay, belonging to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is the largest uninhabited island on Earth, and for good reasons.
- Located in close proximity to Greenland, uninhabited Devon Island is believed to be the closest landscape on Earth to the Red Planet.
- This is it. Devon Island it will be! This will be quite something - as I never had the chance to visit a polar desert before.
- Baffin Island, the largest island in Canada, is located just south of Devon on the other side of the bay. Alternatively, you can book a plane to Devon.
- The cold and dry climate of Devon Island has kept the crater in excellent condition and is, in fact, one of the best-preserved impact sites on Earth.
- After Devon in England, the name was changed to Devon Island by the end of the 1800s. In 1924, an outpost was established at Dundas Harbour.
- To start planning your Arctic adventure to Devon Island, contact one of Adventure Life's travel specialists for a seamless and unforgettable journey.
- The island was first sighted by William Baffin in 1616 and was named North Devon by W.E. PARRY for Devon, England.
