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 is located in Nunavut
Plover Islands
Plover Islands
Plover Islands is located in Canada
Plover Islands
Plover Islands
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates60°17′N 69°34′W / 60.283°N 69.567°W / 60.283; -69.567 (Plover Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Ungava Bay Archipelago
Total islands100 (Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined)
Area1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
(Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined)
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Geography

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The islands have a hard granitic gneiss and a thin layer of soil. Their perimeter measures 3 km (1.9 mi).

Flora

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Their habitat includes lichen, moss, sedges, and low woody shrubs.

Fauna

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Combined 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

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  1. ^ "Plover & Payne Islands". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  2. ^ "NU Site 51 - Ungava Bay Archipelagoes" (PDF). ngps.nt.ca. Retrieved 2009-05-09.[permanent dead link]
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