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Axel Heiberg Island

Axel Heiberg Island , 13,583 sq mi (35,180 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean, N Nunavut Territory, Canada, W of Ellesmere Island. It was named by the Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup (who explored it 1898-1902) for one of his patrons. The island's plateau surface (3,000-6,000 ft/915-1,830 m high) is deeply indented by fjords.

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Axel Heiberg, Nunavut/Canada An island first visited by a Norwegian expedition in 1899, led by Otto Sverdrup who named it after the Norwegian consul.

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