Sunday Island (Nunavut)
Geography | |
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Location | James Bay |
Coordinates | 54°22′N 80°46′W / 54.37°N 80.77°WCoordinates: 54°22′N 80°46′W / 54.37°N 80.77°W |
Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
Country | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Sunday Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within James Bay. Nearby are the Bear Islands.
The island is surveyed for polar bear summer refuge.[1]
References
- ↑ Derocher, Andrew E. (1998). Polar bears: proceedings of the Twelfth Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, 3-7 February 1997, Oslo, Norway. IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group Working Meeting. IUCN. p. 81. ISBN 2-8317-0459-6.
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