Spencer Island
This article is about the Canadian island in Nunavut, Canada. For the village in Nova Scotia, see Spencer's Island.
Geography | |
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Location | Northern Canada |
Coordinates | 53°30′22″N 79°42′43″W / 53.506°N 79.712°WCoordinates: 53°30′22″N 79°42′43″W / 53.506°N 79.712°W |
Archipelago | Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Spencer Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within James Bay. It is situated 19 km (19,000 m) northwest from North Twin Island.[1] During surveys in James Bay, polar bears were sighted using the island for summer refuge.[2]
References
- ↑ "Twin Islands". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ↑ 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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