Johns Island is an uninhabited island within Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. An island within an island, it is located in Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park. The island was named after an early French explorer and cartographer of the Arctic.
Geography | |
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Location | Lake Hazen |
Coordinates | 81°49′08″N 71°03′41″W / 81.818815°N 71.061265°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Avifauna edit
The long-tailed jaeger has been found to breed on Johns Island and nearby Camp Hazen.[1]
References edit
- ^ Maher, William J. (1970). "Ecology of the Long-Tailed Jaeger at Lake Hazen, Ellesmere Island" (PDF). Arctic. 23 (2): 114. doi:10.14430/arctic3162.