Awrey Island
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Location | Hudson Bay |
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Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
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Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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.[1]
References
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- Awrey Island at Atlas of Canada
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- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Islands of Hudson Bay
- Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Important Bird Areas of Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut geography stubs
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