Kugong Island

Kugong Island
	Satellite image of the Belcher Islands, Kugong Island in the center left
Waters	Hudson Bay
Archipelago	Belcher Islands
Geographical location	56 ° 20 ′ N , 79 ° 50 ′ W Coordinates: 56 ° 20 ′ N , 79 ° 50 ′ W
length	54 km
surface	321 km²
Residents	uninhabited

Kugong Island is an uninhabited island in the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay . With 321 km² it is the third largest island in the archipelago after Flaherty Island and Tukarak Island . Kugong Island is located west of the main island Flaherty Island and is separated from it by Churchill Sound .

Politically, Kugong Island belongs to the Qikiqtaaluk region of the Canadian Nunavut territory .

fauna

Arctic hares are common on the island.

Individual evidence

↑ The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
^ Joseph A. Chapman and John EC Flux: Rabbits, hares and pikas: status survey and conservation action plan , IUCN, 1991, isbn = 2831700191, p. 69.

[nrcan-1] The Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands ( Memento from October 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

[Chapman-2] Joseph A. Chapman and John EC Flux: Rabbits, hares and pikas: status survey and conservation action plan , IUCN, 1991, isbn = 2831700191, p. 69.