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North Kent Island

Coordinates: 76°40′N 090°15′W / 76.667°N 90.250°W / 76.667; -90.250 (North Kent Island)
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North Kent Island
North Kent Island, Nunavut.
North Kent Island is located in Nunavut
North Kent Island
North Kent Island
North Kent Island is located in Canada
North Kent Island
North Kent Island
Geography
LocationCardigan Strait
Coordinates76°40′N 090°15′W / 76.667°N 90.250°W / 76.667; -90.250 (North Kent Island)
ArchipelagoQueen Elizabeth Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Area590 km2 (230 sq mi)
Length42 km (26.1 mi)
Width23 km (14.3 mi)
Highest elevation600 m (2000 ft)
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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

Fauna

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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

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