• Source: Awrey Island

Awrey Island is an uninhabited island located in Hudson Bay, within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is situated 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Mansel Island. Quebec's Ungava Peninsula is to the east.




Geography


Characteristics of this isolated, young (less than 2000 years old) island include low-lying tundra and a rocky shoreline.




Fauna


The island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU018) and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site. It is notable for the common eider species.




References



Awrey Island at Atlas of Canada

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Pulau Somerset (Nunavut)
• Pulau Hans
• Awrey Island
• Awrey
• Devon Island
• Belcher Islands
• Sverdrup Islands
• Russell Island (Nunavut)
• Resolution Island (Nunavut)
• Ellesmere Island
• Hans Island
• Prince of Wales Island (Nunavut)