East Pen Island

East Pen Island
Geography
Location	Hudson Bay
Coordinates	56°45′N 088°40′W / 56.750°N 88.667°W / 56.750; -88.667 (East Pen Island)Coordinates: 56°45′N 088°40′W / 56.750°N 88.667°W / 56.750; -88.667 (East Pen Island)
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Country
Canada
Nunavut	Nunavut
Region	Kivalliq
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

East Pen Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within southwestern Hudson Bay. It is part of the Pen Islands, though West Pen Island is actually a spit, rather than an island. East Pen Island is situated off the shore of Ontario, a few kilometers southeast of Manitoba.^[1] The closest community is Fort Severn, Ontario.

Fauna

East Pen is classified as an IBA site, protecting Hudsonian godwits, red knots, black scoters, snow geese, and common eiders.^[2]

References

↑ Sutherland, Donald A. (Winter 2005). "Science and Information Newsletter" (PDF) 10 (1). gov.on.ca: 4.
↑ "Pen Islands Hudson Bay, Ontario". bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

Islands of the Kivalliq Region

Islands of Chesterfield Inlet	Akreavenek Apqusiurniq Boulder Camp Cove Centre Deer Hanbury Illusive Iripajuk Moor North Imilit North Midway Patch Pintail Ragged Reference Rockhouse South Imilit South Midway Wag

Islands of Foxe Basin	Ascension Southampton Vansittart White

Islands of Hudson Bay	Aiqqujat Airartuuq Austin Bibby Broken Coats Dunne Foxe East Pen Flattop Imiligaarjuk Imilijjuaq Irik Ivuniraarjuq Kayak Marble Pitsiulartok Promise Sentry Southampton Walrus

See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region

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