Eglinton Island an uninhabited island of the Arctic Archipelago in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Eglinton is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Located at 75°48'N 118°30'W, it measures in size, long and wide in measurements. It lies on the north side of the M'Clure Strait, just south of the much larger Prince Patrick Island and is uninhabited with no known human activity. The first European sighting of Eglinton Island was in 1853 by George Mecham, and explored by him and Francis Leopold McClintock in the spring of that year. Image gallery References Sources Eglinton Island - Canada's Arctic External links Eglinton Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada Islands of the Queen Elizabeth Islands Uninhabited islands of the Northwest Territories