Gyrfalcon Islands

Island group in Nunavut, Canada
59°05′N 68°57′W / 59.083°N 68.950°W / 59.083; -68.950 (Gyrfalcon Islands)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoTotal islandsOver 200Area150 km2 (58 sq mi)Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

The Gyrfalcon Islands are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The over 200 small islands form an archipelago in western Ungava Bay north of Quebec's Ungava Peninsula and 19.7 km (12.2 mi) northeast of Leaf Bay.[1] Tiercel Island and Qikirtajuaq Island lie to the southwest. The closest community is the Inuit village of Kuujjuaq, 120 km (75 mi) to the southeast.

Geography

The islands are organized in series of north-west and south-east parallel chains.[2] Their habitat is characterized by high, powerful tides, open sea, coastal cliffs, and rocky marine shores.

Flora

Vegetation is sparse, though tundra plants can be found away from shore. These include Arctic willow, crowberry, sedges, mosses and lichens.

Fauna

The Gyrfalcon Islands are a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU028). Their notable bird species includes the common eider.[3]

Walrus frequent the area during the summer.

References

  1. ^ "Gyrfalcon Islands". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  2. ^ Annual Report (Digitized May 30, 2008 ed.). Geological Survey of Canada. 1901. p. 43.
  3. ^ "Gyrfalcon Islands". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

External links

  • Gyrfalcon Islands in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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