Johns Island (Nunavut)

Johns Island is an uninhabited island within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. An island within an island, it is located in Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park. The island was named after an early French explorer and cartographer of the Arctic.

Johns Island
Johns Island is located in Nunavut
Johns Island
Johns Island
Johns Island is located in Canada
Johns Island
Johns Island
Geography
LocationLake Hazen
Coordinates81°49′08″N 71°03′41″W / 81.818815°N 71.061265°W / 81.818815; -71.061265 (Johns Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Avifauna

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The long-tailed jaeger has been found to breed on Johns Island and nearby Camp Hazen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Maher, William J. (1970). "Ecology of the Long-Tailed Jaeger at Lake Hazen, Ellesmere Island" (PDF). Arctic. 23 (2): 114. doi:10.14430/arctic3162.