Coburg Island

Coburg Island
Native name:
Nirjutiqavvik
Seabirds nesting at Coburg Island
Coburg Island is located in Nunavut
Coburg Island
Coburg Island
Coburg Island is located in Canada
Coburg Island
Coburg Island
Geography
LocationLady Ann Strait
Coordinates75°57′N 79°18′W / 75.950°N 79.300°W / 75.950; -79.300 (Coburg Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area411 km2 (159 sq mi)
Length38 km (23.6 mi)
Width22–24 km (14–15 mi)
Highest elevation800 m (2600 ft)
Highest pointUnnamed
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Coburg Island (Inuktitut: Nirjutiqavvik)[1] is an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the members of Queen Elizabeth Islands located in Baffin Bay's Lady Ann Strait. It is separated from Ellesmere Island by Glacier Strait; Devon Island is to the south.

Elsewhere in Nunavut, there is also a tiny Saxe-Coburg Island, lying in Davis Strait, south of Leopold Island, itself east of Baffin Island's Cape Mercy (Cumberland Peninsula).

  1. ^ "Nunavut National Wildlife Area Facts". cws-scf.ec.gc.ca. 2005-06-21. Retrieved 2009-04-24.[dead link]