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Cape Pembroke (Nunavut)


Cape Pembroke is an uninhabited headland at the northeastern tip of Coats Island in northern Hudson Bay within the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada.

The habitat is characterized by a small, elevated outcrop of Precambrian gneiss and rocky uplands rising to an elevation of 215 m (705 ft) above sea level. It is 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) in size.

The cape is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU005) and a Key Migratory Bird Habitat Site.

Notable bird species include thick-billed murre, black guillemots, peregrine falcon, glaucous gull, and common eider.

Walrus frequent the area.

It was discovered in 1612 and named by Sir Thomas Button, a Welsh officer of the Royal Navy.

Coordinates: 62°55′59″N 081°55′00″W / 62.93306°N 81.91667°W / 62.93306; -81.91667 (Cape Pembroke)


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