Spencer Island is one of several uninhabited

Canadian arctic islands The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark). Situated in the northern extremity of No ...

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...

, Canada located within

James Bay James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost par ...

. It is situated northwest from

North Twin Island Twin Islands, or minor variations thereof, may refer to: ;In Canada * Twin Islands (British Columbia) * Twin Islands (Nunavut) ** North Twin Island (Nunavut) ** South Twin Island (Nunavut) *Twin Islands, of Eagle Lake (Ontario) Eagle Lake is a ...

. During surveys in James Bay,

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s were sighted using the island for summer refuge.

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Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region Islands of James Bay {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub