Awrey Island

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Geography
Location	Hudson Bay
Coordinates	62°07′59″N 079°16′00″W / 62.13306°N 79.26667°W / 62.13306; -79.26667 (Awrey Island)
Archipelago	Arctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Awrey Island is an uninhabited island located in Hudson Bay, within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is situated 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Mansel Island. Quebec's Ungava Peninsula is to the east.

Geography

Characteristics of this isolated, young (less than 2000 years old) island include low-lying tundra and a rocky shoreline.

Fauna

The island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU018) and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site. It is notable for the common eider species.^[1]