North Kent Island


North Kent Island is one of the uninhabited Queen Elizabeth Islands in the Canadian [arctic islands] in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Cardigan Strait between Devon Island's Colin Archer Peninsula and Ellesmere Island's Simmons Peninsula.

Geography

The island's terrain is flat-topped and ice-capped, with steep cliffs.

Fauna

North Kent Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area, and an International [Biological Program] site. Notable bird species include black guillemot, common eider, glaucous gull, and Thayer's gull.
Walrus, bearded seal, ringed seal, and narwhal frequent the area.