North Kent Island

North Kent Island

North Kent Island, Nunavut.
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Geography
Location	Cardigan Strait
Coordinates	76°40′N090°15′W / 76.667°N 90.250°W / 76.667; -90.250 (North Kent Island)
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

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

The 590 km² (230 sq mi) island's terrain is flat-topped and ice-capped, with steep cliffs.

Fauna

North 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

1. "North Kent Island". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

External links

• North Kent Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada