Eider Islands
Region Qikiqtaaluk | | |
| Demographics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population | Uninhabited | |
The Eider Islands are an uninhabited
Quaqtaq, Quebec
, 20 km (12 mi) to the northwest.
They should not be confused with Eider Island, which lies in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, just southeast of Little Big Island.
Geography
The underlying solid rock of these islands is a granitic gneiss. There are wide, bare rock shorelines formed by high tides of up to 16 m (52 ft).
Flora
A thin soil layer supports
.Fauna
The Eider Islands are a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU026). The notable bird species is the common eider.[1]
References
- ^ "Eider Islands". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
External links
- Eider Islands in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
- Eider Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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