La Isiqhingi sase-Ellesmere Isenyakatho kunazo zonke iziqhingi ze-Arctic archipelago futhi eyilungu leqembu leziqhingi iQueen Elizabeth, elinendawo eyi-196.235 km2 ethathwa njengesiqhingi saseCanada sesi-3 kanye nesi-10 emhlabeni.
I-Ellesmere iyisiqhingi esiyingqayizivele, sinamahlanzana amancane namahlathi e-heather, ukubukwa okuhlukile kwezinguzunga zeqhwa ezinkulu nobukhazikhazi obukhulu. Ukushushuluza unqamula izinkambu ezahlukahlukene ezingonakalisiwe, iqhwa eliyintombi ukuya ekuhloleni ihlane elihlukahlukene, noma ukuhamba izintaba zezinkundla zeqhwa ezineminyaka engu-125.000 ubudala.
Iqiniso ukuthi lesi siqhingi sinikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okungenakulibaleka okungeke kusikhohlakale maduze. Lesi siqhingi siyaphawuleka ngezizathu eziningi. Cishe ngamakhilomitha angama-800 ukusuka eNyakatho Pole naku-25 km ukusuka eGreenland, i-Ellesmere Island itholakala esifundeni saseQikiqtaaluk endaweni yaseCanada iNunavut (neBarbeau Peak, indawo ephakeme kakhulu ifinyelela ekuphakameni kwamamitha ayi-8.583) futhi kubhekwa isiqhingi seshumi ngobukhulu eMhlabeni esinendawo ephelele yamakhilomitha-skwele angama-2.616.
Ingxenye engaphezu kwesihlanu yesiqhingi isiphendulwe yaba yipaki likazwelonke futhi inokuningi engakunika izivakashi, izinguzunga zeqhwa ezinhle kakhulu, imifula eyisikhombisa ejulile futhi neChibi elihle laseHazen, okuyichibi elikhulu kunawo wonke enyakatho ye-Arctic Circle.
Ingxenye enkulu yesiqhingi imbozwe yiqhwa noma iqhwa, noma kunjalo, ezindaweni ezingenalo iqhwa ungabona imihlambi yezinkabi zemiski, amabhere asezindaweni ezibandayo, zijoyina lo mvundla wase-Arctic nezinyoni ezinjenge-Arctic tern. Lesi siqhingi sinezintaba kakhulu; ahlala ngokulambisa futhi unendawo yokuhlala esenyakatho kakhulu emhlabeni.
Kusukela ngo-1950 lesi siqhingi besiyindawo yemikhankaso eminingi ye-glaciological, geological kanye ne-geographical. Ukuhamba lapha kuvame ukufaka amatende amaningi nokuhamba izintaba. AbaseYurophu babe ngabokuqala ukuhlola le ndawo. Inani labantu ligxile ezindaweni ezintathu ezincane futhi alidluli kubantu abangama-200.
I-Ellesmere Island nayo ilungele abalandeli be-kayaking abeza ukuzohlola enye yezinkangala ezingenakulinganiswa emhlabeni kanye nenye yezindawo ezikude kakhulu emhlabeni. Isisekelo sabahambi nezinye izinkambo yiResolute Bay, enikezela nokufinyelela eNorth Pole.