North Kent Island is one of the uninhabited Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Cardigan Strait between Devon Island's Colin Archer Peninsula and Ellesmere Island's Simmons Peninsula.
Geography | |
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Location | Cardigan Strait |
Coordinates | 76°40′N 090°15′W / 76.667°N 90.250°W |
Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 590 km2 (230 sq mi) |
Length | 42 km (26.1 mi) |
Width | 23 km (14.3 mi) |
Highest elevation | 600 m (2000 ft) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Geography
editThe 590 km2 (230 sq mi) island's terrain is flat-topped and ice-capped, with steep cliffs.
Fauna
editNorth Kent Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU052), and an International Biological Program site. Notable bird species include black guillemot, common eider, glaucous gull, and Thayer's gull.[1]
Walrus, bearded seal, ringed seal, and narwhal frequent the area.
References
edit- ^ "North Kent Island". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
External links
edit- North Kent Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada