Salikuit Islands

Island group in Nunavut, Canada
56°22′N 77°40′W / 56.37°N 77.66°W / 56.37; -77.66 (Salikuit Islands)ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoArea65 km2 (25 sq mi)Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

The Salikuit Islands are an uninhabited island group in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 103 island archipelago is located in eastern Hudson Bay between the Belcher Islands and the western coast of Quebec. The closest communities are the Inuit hamlets of Umiujaq, Quebec, 60 km to the east on the coast of Hudson Bay, and Sanikiluaq, 75 km (47 mi) to the west on Flaherty Island.

Geography

The islands' habitat is characterized by low lying tundra and rocky marine shores. While twelve of the islands are between 50 and 1,500 ha in size, the rest are smaller than 50 ha.

Fauna

The Salikuit Islands are a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU032) and a Key Migratory Terrestrial Bird Site (NU Site 55). Notable bird species include Arctic tern, common eider, glaucous gull, and herring gull.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Salikuit Islands". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links

  • Salikuit Islands in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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