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Native name: Qikiqtaryuaq | |
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![]() Tourists exploring Jenny Lind Island, 2019 | |
Geography | |
Location | Queen Maud Gulf |
Coordinates | 68°43′17″N 102°02′12″W / 68.72139°N 102.03667°W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Area | 420 km2 (160 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Qikiqtaryuaq, formerly Jenny Lind Island,[2] for the Swedish born opera singer, Jenny Lind, 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.
The island is the site of CAM-1A (Jenny Lind Island), a former Distant Early Warning Line site and home to the unmanned North Warning System site.
Geography
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Sandy_shoreline%2C_Jenny_Lind_Island%2C_2019.jpg/220px-Sandy_shoreline%2C_Jenny_Lind_Island%2C_2019.jpg)
Characteristics of the terrain include rocky ridges, low-lying wetlands, sedge meadows, and a sandy shoreline.
Fauna
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Tourists_searching_for_wildlife_on_Jenny_Lind_Island%2C_2019.jpg/220px-Tourists_searching_for_wildlife_on_Jenny_Lind_Island%2C_2019.jpg)
Qikiqtaryuaq 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.[3]
Muskoxen are found in the south east section of the island.
Climate
Climate data for Jenny Lind Island Airport (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | — | — | −26.1 (−15.0) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
— |
Daily mean °C (°F) | — | — | −29.9 (−21.8) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
— |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −37.2 (−35.0) |
−37.4 (−35.3) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −51.2 (−60.2) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
−50.0 (−58.0) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−42.8 (−45.0) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
2.4 (0.09) |
2.7 (0.11) |
3.9 (0.15) |
5.9 (0.23) |
10.6 (0.42) |
19.6 (0.77) |
25.9 (1.02) |
18.6 (0.73) |
14.0 (0.55) |
5.5 (0.22) |
3.0 (0.12) |
114.3 (4.50) |
Source: 1961-1990 Environment and Climate Change Canada[4] |
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.
References
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ "Qikiqtaryuaq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Jenny Lind Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Jenny Lind Island". Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in Canada. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Environment and Climate Change Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1961–1990. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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