It is located in the Cardigan Strait between Devon Island's Colin Archer Peninsula and Ellesmere Island's Simmons Peninsula.

The 590 km2 (230 sq mi) island's terrain is flat-topped and ice-capped, with steep cliffs.

North Kent Island is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU052), and an International Biological Program site.

Notable bird species include black guillemot, common eider, glaucous gull, and Thayer's gull.

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