Ellesmere Island is part of the Arctic Islands of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. More than one-fifth of the island is protected as Ellesmere Island National Park[?], which includes seven fjords and a variety of glaciers.
The northern lobe of the island is called Grant Land.
There are three settlements on Ellesmere Island: Alert, Eureka, and Grise Fiord. Alert is the northernmost settlement in the world.
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