Location Penny Strait Region Qikiqtaaluk | Nunavut Nunavut Population Uninhabited | |
Archipelagos Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
The uninhabited Cheyne Islands are members of the Queen Elizabeth Islands and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The group is made up of three islands known as North Island, Middle Island, and South Island. Located approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) off eastern Bathurst Island, they are situated near Reindeer Bay within western Penny Strait.
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Map of Cheyne Islands, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
Geography
These small alluvial islands, approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) in size, with an elevation up to 3 m (9.8 ft) above sea level, are characterized by barrens and rocky flats.
Flora
Moss can be found growing on the Middle and South islands.
Fauna
They are a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU049) and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site (NU site 5). Notable bird species include Ross's gull and northern common eider.