North Kent Island | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Native Name Link: | Inuktitut |
Location: | Cardigan Strait |
Coordinates: | 76.6667°N -105°W |
Archipelago: | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
Area Km2: | 590 |
Length Km: | 42 |
Width Km: | 23 |
Elevation M: | 600 |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Nunavut |
Country Admin Divisions: | Nunavut |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Region |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Qikiqtaaluk |
Population: | Uninhabited |
North Kent Island is one of the uninhabited Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Cardigan Strait between Devon Island's Colin Archer Peninsula and Ellesmere Island's Simmons Peninsula.
The 590km2 island's terrain is flat-topped and ice-capped, with steep cliffs.
North Kent Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU052), and an International Biological Program site. Notable bird species include black guillemot, common eider, glaucous gull, and Thayer's gull.[1]
Walrus, bearded seal, ringed seal, and narwhal frequent the area.