Queen Elizabeth Islands

English Etymology From en Queen Elizabeth islands. Named after en Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada; renamed in honour of her coronation as Queen (Empress) of the British Empire. The island cluster was formerly the Parry Islands / Parry Archipelago, which subsequently were restricted to referring to the southernmost islands of the island cluster, running along the Parry Channel. Proper noun Queen Elizabeth Islands An archipelago that is a component of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the northern islands north of the Parry Channel (the Straight East-West Northwest Passage), west of the Nares Strait, and bounded on the north and west by the Arctic Ocean. Synonyms en Parry Islands dated en Parry Archipelago dated Hypernyms en Canadian Arctic Archipelago en Arctic en Canada en North America en Americas en New World en Western Hemisphere en Northern Hemisphere Hyponyms en Parry Islands the islands lying north of and along the Parry Channel en Parry Archipelago the islands lying north of and along the Parry Channel en Sverdrup Islands the islands lying against the Arctic Ocean, to the north of the Parry Islands, not including Ellesmere and close islets en Ellesmere Island group Ellesmere and surrounding islets