Spencer Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within James Bay. It is situated 19 km (19,000 m) northwest from North Twin Island.[1] During surveys in James Bay[when?], polar bears were sighted using the island for summer refuge.[2]

Spencer Island
Spencer Island is located in Nunavut
Spencer Island
Spencer Island
Spencer Island is located in Canada
Spencer Island
Spencer Island
Geography
LocationNorthern Canada
Coordinates53°30′22″N 79°42′43″W / 53.506°N 79.712°W / 53.506; -79.712 (Spencer Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

References

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  1. ^ "Twin Islands". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ 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.