Jenny Lind Island

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Jenny Lind Island (Qikiqtarjuaq)
Waters Queen Maud Gulf
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Geographical location 68 ° 43 ′  N , 101 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 68 ° 43 ′  N , 101 ° 58 ′  W
Jenny Lind Island (Nunavut)
Jenny Lind Island
length 29 km
width 25 km
surface 420 km²
Highest elevation 69  m
Residents uninhabited

Jenny Lind Island ( Inuktitut : Qikiqtarjuaq ) is a 420 km² island in the Kitikmeot region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut .

The island is 20 km off the southeast coast of Victoria Island and about 120 km southeast of the Cambridge Bay settlement .

The island was named after the Swedish-born opera singer Jenny Lind .

geography

The relief of the island shows rocky edges, low-lying swamp areas, areas with sedge and sandy shorelines.

fauna

Jenny Lind Island has the status of an Important Bird Area (# NU088) in Canada and an area classified by the Canadian Wildlife Service as an important resting and breeding area for migratory birds ("Key Habitat Site"). The following bird species should be mentioned: the Canada goose , the small snow goose ( C. c. Caerulescens ) and the pygmy snow goose .

Musk ox lives on the island.

history

The island is uninhabited. However, it is still used by the North Warning System . It was originally part of the Distant Early Warning Line known as Site CAM-1.

From time to time the island is visited by cruise ships on their way through the Northwest Passage.

Individual evidence

  1. Darren Keith: Inuit Qaujimaningit Nanurnut Inuit Knowledge of Polar Bears (PDF; 7.0 MB). Gjoa Haven Hunters 'and Trappers' Organization and CCI Press, 2005, Appendix 5.
  2. The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  3. UN SYSTEM-WIDE EARTHWATCH Web Site - Jenny Lind
  4. IBA Site Summary - NU088 Jenny Lind Island  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.bsc-eoc.org  

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