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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.
Geography
The habitat is characterized by a small, elevated outcrop of Precambrian gneiss and rocky uplands rising to an elevation of 215 m above sea level. It is 3 km2 in size.
Conservation
The cape is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU005) and a Key Migratory Bird Habitat Site.
Fauna
Notable bird species include thick-billed murre, black guillemots, peregrine falcon, glaucous gull, and common eider. Walrus frequent the area.
History
Welsh Royal Navy officer, Sir Thomas Button, in 1612 was the first European to visit the cape.
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