This satellite image shows a snow-covered Akpatok Island in Ungava Bay, a large bay located in northern Quebec, east of Hudson Bay.
Description from the original Flickr photo page:
January 1st, 2001: Description: Akpatok Island lies in Ungava Bay in northern Quebec, Canada. Accessible only by air, Akpatok Island rises out of the water as sheer cliffs that > soar 500 to 800 feet (150 to 243m) above the sea surface. The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds. Numerous ice floes around the island attract walrus > > and whales, making Akpatok a traditional hunting ground for native Inuit people.
Source: Landsat 7
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60° 25′ 0″ N, 68° 8′ 0″ W
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Credit: Akpatok Island by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; CC BY 2.0










