Fraser Island, Nunavut
Uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
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Fraser Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located at the mouth of Hudson Bay off Nottingham Island's northwestern tip. The closest community is the Inuit hamlet of Kinngait, 120 km (75 mi) to the northeast on Baffin Island.
  Location within Nunavut  Location within Canada | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hudson Bay |
| Coordinates | 63°29′N 78°30′W[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | |
| Qikiqtaaluk | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Geography
Fauna
Fraser Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU024), as well as a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site (NU Site 46). Notable bird species include common eider as well as colonies of water birds / seabirds.[2]
History
In 1965, the island, previously unnamed by Europeans, was called Fraser Island in honour of Robert James Fraser (1887–1965), first hydrographer of Canada.[3]