Johns Island (Nunavut)

Johns Island
Geography
Location Lake Hazen
Coordinates 81°49′08″N 71°03′41″W / 81.818815°N 71.061265°W / 81.818815; -71.061265 (Johns Island)Coordinates: 81°49′08″N 71°03′41″W / 81.818815°N 71.061265°W / 81.818815; -71.061265 (Johns Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Country
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Johns Island is an uninhabited island within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. An island within an island, it is located in Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park.

Avifauna

The long-tailed jaeger has been found to breed on Johns Island and nearby Camp Hazen.[1]

References

  1. Maher, William J. "Ecology of the Long-Tailed Jaeger at Lake Hazen, Ellesmere Island" (PDF). Arctic (ucalgary.ca) 23 (2): 114. doi:10.14430/arctic3162.


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