Walter Island

Walter
Geography
Location	James Bay
Coordinates	53°19′N 79°40′W
Archipelago	Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Administration
	Canada
Nunavut	Nunavut
Region	Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Walter Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within James Bay. It is 3 km² (1.2 sq mi) in size,[1] and is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) east of North Twin Island.[2]

The island takes part in surveys for polar bear summer refuge.[3]

References

Atlas of Canada.
"Twin Islands". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
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.

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[1] Atlas of Canada.

[2] "Twin Islands". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-20.

[3] 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.