South Twin Island
| South Twin Island | ||
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| Waters | James Bay | |
| Archipelago | Twin Islands | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 7 ′ N , 79 ° 52 ′ W | |
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| length | 12 km | |
| width | 10 km | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
South Twin Island is an uninhabited island in James Bay east of Akimiski Island .
It has a mossy tundra and fewer trees than its neighboring island and is an important breeding ground for the Canada goose and the American ringed plover . The southern tip of South Twin Island is called Lucy Point .
The twice as large North Twin Island is about 10 km to the northwest. Both islands are combined as twin islands . They are part of the Qikiqtaaluk region in the Nunavut territory of Canada .