Kugong Island | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Location: | Hudson Bay |
Coordinates: | 56.3333°N -129°W |
Archipelago: | Belcher Islands Arctic Archipelago |
Area Km2: | 321 |
Length Km: | 54 |
Coastline Km: | 184 |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Territory |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nunavut |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Qikiqtaaluk |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Footnotes: | Source: Sea Islands at Atlas of Canada[1] |
Kugong Island is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in Hudson Bay, it is the westernmost member of the Belcher Islands group.[2] Along with Flaherty Island, Innetalling Island, and Tukarak Island, it is one of the four large islands in the group.[3] Kugong Island and Flaherty Island are separated by the Churchill Sound.
Arctic hare are common on the island.[4]