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Bookmark or Share- Devon Island - WikipediaDevon Island (Inuktitut: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, Tallurutit) is an island in Canada and the largest uninhabited island (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located in Baffin Bay , Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut , Canada.
- Devon Island: Mars on Earth | Amusing PlanetPhoto credit: Matt Deans/NASA. Since 2001, Devon Island has been the summer home for a group of people working on an international research project called the Haughton Mars Project (HMP) that studies how human explorers might live and work on other planetary objects, in particular on Mars.
- Devon Island | The Canadian EncyclopediaDevon Island, Nunavut, is the second-largest island (55 247 km 2) among the QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS. The island was first sighted by William Baffin in 1616 and was named North Devon by W.E. PARRY for Devon, England. Its eastern third is covered with an ice cap with a maximum thickness of 500-700 m.
- Devon Island | Canada, Natural Features & Discovery | BritannicaDevon 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
- Haughton Mars Project (HMP) - NASAHaughton Mars Project (HMP) HMP is part of a research facility located on the world’s largest uninhabited island, Devon Island. Active Mission. This harsh climate mimics the environmental conditions on Mars and other planets. Devon Island’s barren terrain, freezing temperatures, isolation, and remoteness offer scientists and personnel ...
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