Philpots Island

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Philpots Island
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Philpots Island
Geography
Location Northern Canada
Coordinates 74°57′N079°58′W / 74.950°N 79.967°W / 74.950; -79.967 (Philpots Island)
Archipelago Queen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Territory Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Philpots Island is a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It is the largest of Devon Island's offshore islands, located at Devon's eastern end. [1] It lies in Baffin Bay, with Hyde Inlet to the north, and the Parry Channel to the south.

Philpots Island is home to northern fulmars, glaucous gulls, and ivory gulls [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Devon Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  2. ↑ Nettleship, D.N. "Seabird Colonies and Distributions" (PDF). ucalgary.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2013. Retrieved 2008-06-26.


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