Location Hudson Bay Region Qikiqtaaluk Area 55 km² | Nunavut Nunavut Population Uninhabited | |
Island group Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
Fraser Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located at the mouth of Hudson Bay off Nottingham Island's northwestern tip. The closest community is the Inuit hamlet of Cape Dorset, 120 km (75 mi) to the northeast on Baffin Island.
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Map of Fraser Island, Baffin, Unorganized, NU, Canada
Geography
The island's habitat is characterized by tundra, inlets, coastal marine features, coastal cliffs, and rocky marine shores.
Fauna
Fraser Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU024), as well as a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site (NU Site 46). Notable bird species include common eider as well as colonial waterbirds/seabirds.
History
In 1965, the previously unnamed island was named in honor of Robert James Fraser (1887–1965), first Dominion Hydrographer.
References
Fraser Island (Nunavut) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA