Hantzsch Island

Hantzsch Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Frobisher Bay off the southern tip of Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula and the northeastern tip of Edgell Island. The closest community is the community of Iqaluit, 270 km (170 mi) northwest of Hantzsch Island.

Hantzsch Island
Hantzsch Island
Hantzsch Island
Geography
LocationFrobisher Bay
Coordinates61°55′28″N 65°00′34″W[1]
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Area1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Highest point150 m (490 ft)
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Geography

The island is small and dome-shaped. Its habitat is characterized by coastal cliffs, grassy slopes, and a rugged shoreline.

Fauna

Hantzsch Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU025), an International Biological Program site, and a Key Migratory Terrestrial Bird Site (NU Site 49). Notable bird species include black-legged kittiwakes, thick-billed murres, northern fulmars, and other colonial waterbirds and seabirds.[3]

Beluga whales, bearded seal, ringed seal, harp seal, polar bears, and walrus frequent the area.

History

The island is named in honour of Bernhard Hantzsch, a German ornithologist and Arctic researcher.

References
  1. "Hantzsch Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "Hantzsch Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Hantzsch Island". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-08.


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