CanadaCanadian Arctic ArchipelagoIsland
Devon Island
55,247 km² rising to 1,920 m out of the Northwest Passage.
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
55,247km²
Area
3,107km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
1,920m
Highest point
Devon Ice Cap
0
People
1°C
Warmest sea
August
281km
To the mainland
When to go to Devon Island
Good all year round.
The sea is warmest in August (1 °C) and coolest in January (-2 °C). The water never reaches 21 °C: bring a wetsuit.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Nunavut, Canada
Devon Island is an island in Canada. It belongs to Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It covers 55,247 km², with 3,107 km of coastline. Its highest point, Devon Ice Cap, rises to 1,920 m. Nobody lives on it. The nearest mainland is 281 km away.
Getting there
- 281 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Devon Island.
This island is too large to count beaches and viewpoints in a meaningful way.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Devon Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Devon Island, each with its own numbers.
3beaches and covesCoastya
9lakesLakeyas
Largest lake
7.4km²
Bear Lake
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
11.8°C
Phalarope Lake
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
Beach with the warmest sea
1.2°C
Kearney Cove
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
3 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Kearney Covecove1.2°C
- Sophia Covecove0.8°C
- Wilson Covecove-0.1°C
9 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Bear Lake7.4km²
- Grove Lake5.2km²
- Drover Lake1.6km²
- Fish Lake1.2km²
- Red Loon Lake1.1km²
- Immerk Lake1.1km²
- Ptarmigan Lake0.40km²
- Snowgoose Lake0.19km²
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Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
200 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | -30 | -31 | -26 | -16 | -5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -4 | -13 | -22 | -26 |
| Night low (°C) | -34 | -36 | -33 | -24 | -11 | -1 | 3 | 0 | -8 | -17 | -26 | -31 |
| Sea (°C) | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
| Rain (mm) | 12 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 47 | 67 | 69 | 48 | 37 | 19 | 16 |
| Wet days | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Sun h/day | — | 1.8 | 9.1 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | — | — |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.5 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2021 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.7 | −1.1 | −0.6 | −0.6 | −0.5 | −0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.8 | −1.4 | −1.0 | −0.1 | −0.6 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2023 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.6 | −0.9 | −1.1 | ±0.0 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2024 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.6 | −1.1 | −1.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2025 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.3 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
Nearby
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q186841) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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