Sunday Island (Nunavut)

Sunday
Geography
Location James Bay
Coordinates 54°22′N 80°46′W / 54.37°N 80.77°W / 54.37; -80.77 (Sunday Island)Coordinates: 54°22′N 80°46′W / 54.37°N 80.77°W / 54.37; -80.77 (Sunday Island)
Archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Sunday Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within James Bay. Nearby are the Bear Islands.

The island is surveyed for polar bear summer refuge.[1]

References

  1. Derocher, Andrew E. (1998). Polar bears: proceedings of the Twelfth Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, 3-7 February 1997, Oslo, Norway. IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group Working Meeting. IUCN. p. 81. ISBN 2-8317-0459-6.


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