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Coburg Island
Native name:
Nirjutiqavvik
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Seabirds nesting at Coburg Island
Coburg Island is located in Nunavut
Coburg Island
Coburg Island
Location in Nunavut
Coburg Island is located in Canada
Coburg Island
Coburg Island
Location in Canada
Geography
Location Lady Ann Strait
Coordinates 75°57′N 79°18′W / 75.950°N 79.300°W / 75.950; -79.300 (Coburg Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Area 411 km2 (159 sq mi)
Length 38 km (23.6 mi)
Width 22–24 km (14–15 mi)
Highest elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Highest point Unnamed
Administration
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Coburg Island (Inuktitut: Nirjutiqavvik) is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the members of Queen Elizabeth Islands located in Baffin Bay's Lady Ann Strait. It is separated from Ellesmere Island by Glacier Strait; Devon Island is to the south.

Elsewhere in Nunavut, there is also a tiny Saxe-Coburg Island, lying in Davis Strait, south of Leopold Island, itself east of Baffin Island's Cape Mercy (Cumberland Peninsula).

Geography

The island is characterized by cliffs, rocky shores, and tundra.

Fauna

Bowhead whale, narwhal, polar bear, seal, walrus, and white whale frequent the area.

Seabirds and iceberg at Coburg Island
Seabirds and iceberg at Coburg Island

Conservation

Coburg Island has several designated conservation classifications including International Biological Program site and Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site. Along with the surrounding marine area, the island is a part of the Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area.

Cambridge Point, off of the southeastern Marina Peninsula, is a Canadian Important Bird Area notable for black guillemot, black-legged kittiwake, glaucous gull, northern fulmar, and thick-billed murre. A portion of Cambridge Point is within the NWA.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla Coburg para niños

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