Location Queen Maud Gulf Nunavut Nunavut Population Uninhabited Area 420 km² | Highest elevation 80 m (260 ft) Region Kitikmeot Elevation 80 m | |
Island group Canadian Arctic Archipelago | ||
Jenny Lind Island is a small island 420 km2 (160 sq mi) in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in the Queen Maud Gulf, about 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Cambridge Bay.
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Map of Jenny Lind Island, Kitikmeot, Unorganized, NU, Canada
It is named for the Swedish born opera singer, Jenny Lind.
Geography
Characteristics of the terrain include rocky ridges, low-lying wetlands, sedge meadows, and a sandy shoreline.
Fauna
Jenny Lind Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU088), and a Key Migratory Terrestrial Bird Site. Notable bird species include Canada goose, lesser snow goose, and Ross's goose.
Muskoxen are found in the south east section of the island.
History
The island is uninhabited but still has an active North Warning System. Originally part of the Distant Early Warning Line, the site is known as CAM-1.