Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
5,255km²
Area
441km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
74m
Highest point
0
People
0°C
Warmest sea
August
640km
To the mainland
When to go to Amund Ringnes Island
Best to visit from December to April.
The sea is warmest in August (0 °C) and coolest in January (-2 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Nunavut, Canada
Amund Ringnes Island is an island in Canada. It covers 5,255 km², with 441 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 74 m. Nobody lives on it. The nearest mainland is 640 km away.
Getting there
- 640 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From December to Aprilbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 55 m above the sea. 98 % of it is below 200 m.
- 59 %0–50 m
- 40 %50–200 m
- 2 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
100 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -25 | -26 | -24 | -17 | -6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -5 | -14 | -20 | -23 |
| Night low (°C) | -29 | -30 | -28 | -21 | -10 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -9 | -17 | -24 | -27 |
| Sea (°C) | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Rain (mm) | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 48 | 53 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 17 |
| Wet days | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | — | 0.9 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | — |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.4 | −1.1 | −1.0 | −0.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.4 | −1.1 | −1.1 | −0.7 | −0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.5 | −1.0 | −1.2 | −0.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.5 | −1.1 | −1.1 | −0.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 | ±0.0 |
| 2024 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.4 | −1.1 | −1.0 | −0.5 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −0.9 | −0.8 | −0.5 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | +0.1 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q481597) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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