▁Island , ▁itself ▁east ▁of ▁B aff in ▁Island ' s ▁Cape ▁Mer cy ▁( C umber land ▁Pen ins ula ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁cl iffs , ▁rock y ▁sh ores , ▁and ▁t und ra . ▁ ▁Fa una ▁Bow head ▁wh ale , ▁nar wh al , ▁polar ▁bear , ▁se al , ▁wal rus , ▁and ▁white ▁wh ale ▁frequent ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁Cob urg ▁Island ▁has ▁several ▁designated ▁conservation ▁class ifications ▁including ▁International ▁Bi ological ▁Program ▁site ▁and ▁Key ▁Mig rat ory ▁Bird ▁Terr est rial ▁Hab itat ▁site . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁surrounding ▁marine ▁area , ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁N ir j uti q av vik ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Area . ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁Point , ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁Marina ▁Pen ins ula , ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁Import ant ▁Bird ▁Area ▁notable ▁for ▁black ▁gu ille mot , ▁black - leg ged ▁k itt iw ake , ▁gla uc ous ▁g ull , ▁northern ▁ful mar , ▁and ▁thick - bil led ▁mur re . ▁A ▁portion ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁Point ▁is ▁within ▁the ▁N WA . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Cob urg ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁Atlas ▁of ▁Canada ▁- ▁Top or ama ; ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Canada ▁ ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁B aff in ▁Bay ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar ctic ▁Arch ip el ago ▁Category : Import ant ▁Bird ▁Are as ▁of ▁Q iki q