The uninhabited Plover Islands are an archipelago, members of the Arctic Archipelago and the Ungava Bay Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are located in western Ungava Bay, just northeast of the Arnaud River and the community of Kangirsuk on Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.
  Plover Islands  Plover Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 60°17′N 69°34′W / 60.283°N 69.567°W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago Ungava Bay Archipelago |
| Total islands | 100 (Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined) |
| Area | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) (Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Geography
editThe islands have a hard granitic gneiss and a thin layer of soil. Their perimeter measures 3 km (1.9 mi).
Flora
editTheir habitat includes lichen, moss, sedges, and low woody shrubs.
Fauna
editCombined with the Payne Islands further to the south, the Plovers are a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU027). Notable bird species include the common eider and colonial waterbirds/seabirds.[1]
The Plover Islands are a part of the Ungava Bay Archipelagoes, a Key Migratory Terrestrial Bird Site (NU Site 51).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Plover & Payne Islands". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "NU Site 51 - Ungava Bay Archipelagoes" (PDF). ngps.nt.ca. Retrieved 2009-05-09.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Plover Islands in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
- Map including the Plover Islands
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