Richards Island

Richards Island is one of the Canadian arctic islands within the , Canada. The island has an area of 2,165 square kilometres, being 85 kilometres long and 42 kilometres wide.
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Richards Island

Latitude
69.3298° or 69° 19′ 47″ north
Longitude
-134.43775° or 134° 26′ 16″ west
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
94X78HH6+WW
Geo­Names ID
6121940
Wiki­data ID
Q2530016
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Richards Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة ريتشاردز
  • Asturian: Isla Richards
  • Asturian: Islla Richards
  • Azerbaijani: Riçards adası
  • Bulgarian: Ричардс
  • Catalan: illa Richards
  • Catalan: Illa Richards
  • Cebuano: Richards Island (pulo sa Canada, Northwest Territories)
  • Cebuano: Richards Island
  • Chinese: 理查兹岛
  • Chinese: 理查茲島
  • Dutch: Richards Island
  • French: île Richards
  • French: Île Richards
  • Galician: Illa Richards
  • German: Richards Island
  • Italian: isola Richard
  • Italian: Isola Richard
  • Japanese: リチャーズ島
  • Malayalam: റിച്ചാർഡ്സ് ദ്വീപ്
  • Polish: Richards Island
  • Polish: Wyspa Ryszarda
  • Portuguese: Ilha Richards
  • Romanian: Insula Richards
  • Russian: Ричардс (остров)
  • Russian: Ричардс
  • Spanish: Isla Richards
  • Swedish: Richards Island
  • Turkish: Richards Adası
  • Turkish: Richards Island

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