Akimiski Island
- Aqua MODIS
- 18 September 2002
- 18:05 UTC
Located within the southwestern regions of James Bay — a
large embayment on the southeastern side of Hudson Bay — the island of Akimiski lies just off the Ontario coast,
but forms a part of the Nunavut Territory. Akimiski, with an area of 3,001 km², is separated from the mainland
by the shallow, shoal- and sediment-laden Akimiski Strait. The island measures 86 km in length and 32 km in width.
Much of the coast consists of brackish intertidal flats and mudflats — particularly on the north shore, while the interior is low lying and often swampy rising to a height of 31 m in the south.
image: MODIS rapid response project at nasa/goddard space flight center.
