Gannet Islands Ecological Reserve

{{Short description|Canadian wildlife refuge}}

{{other uses|Gannet Island (disambiguation){{!}}Gannet Island}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox islands

| name = Gannet Islands

| image_name = Razorbill on bed rock.jpg

| image_caption = A razorbill on Gannet Island

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| map = Canada Newfoundland and Labrador

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| location = Labrador Sea

| coordinates = {{coord|53.934|-56.505 |region:CA-NL_type:isle |format=dec |display=inline,title}}

| archipelago =

| total_islands = 7

| major_islands = 2

| area_km2 = 2

| highest_mount =

| elevation_m = 69

| country = Canada

| country_admin_divisions_title = Province

| country_admin_divisions = Newfoundland and Labrador

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The Gannet Islands Ecological Reserve is a remote wildlife refuge in the Labrador Sea.

The Gannet Islands are a group of islands approximately 40 km northeast of Cartwright. The islands are named after the British survey ship HMS Gannet.

The reserve is home to the largest razorbill colony in North America and the third largest breeding colony of Atlantic puffins.

References

  • http://www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/parks/wer/r_gie/index.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20110225142502/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=LB001
  • https://www.flr.gov.nl.ca/natural_areas/wer/r_gie/index.html
  • https://www.protectedplanet.net/gannet-islands-ecological-reserve-ecological-reserve

Category:Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador

Category:Bird sanctuaries of Canada

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