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The uninhabited Plover Islands are an archipelago, members of the Arctic Archipelago and the Ungava Bay Archipelago, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are located in western Ungava Bay, just northeast of the Arnaud River and the community of Kangirsuk on Quebec's Ungava Peninsula.

Plover Islands

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Geography
Location	Northern Canada
Coordinates	60°17′N 69°34′W
Archipelago	Arctic Archipelago Ungava Bay Archipelago
Total islands	100 (Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined)
Area	1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) (Plover Islands and Payne Islands combined)
Administration
Canada
Nunavut	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Geography

The islands have a hard granitic gneiss and a thin layer of soil. Their perimeter measures 3 km (1.9 mi).

Flora

Their habitat includes lichen, moss, sedges, and low woody shrubs.

Fauna

Combined with the Payne Islands further to the south, the Plovers are a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU027). Notable bird species include the common eider and colonial waterbirds/seabirds.[1]

The Plover Islands are a part of the Ungava Bay Archipelagoes, a Key Migratory Terrestrial Bird Site (NU Site 51).[2]

References

External links

• Plover Islands in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
• Map including the Plover Islands

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