Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area

Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area
Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location Coburg Island, Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada
Nearest city Grise Fiord
Coordinates 75°57′00″N 79°18′00″W / 75.95°N 79.3°W / 75.95; -79.3Coordinates: 75°57′00″N 79°18′00″W / 75.95°N 79.3°W / 75.95; -79.3
Area 1,650 km2 (640 sq mi)
Established 1995

Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area on Coburg Island within Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Baffin Bay's Lady Ann Strait between Ellesmere Island, to the north, and Devon Island to the south. The NWA includes Coburg Island and its surrounding marine area.

It was established in 1995. Of its 1,650 km2 (640 sq mi) in overall size, 1,283 km2 (495 sq mi) are a marine area with marine and intertidal components.[1]

The NWA is one of the most important seabird nesting areas in the Canadian Arctic for Black Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Northern Fulmar, and Thick-billed Murre. It is also an important area for Polar bear, Walrus, Ringed seal and Bearded seal, and migrating beluga and narwhal.[2]

Other designations

Other conservation designations include International Biological Program site, Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site (1984), Key Marine Habitat Area (2002), and Canadian Important Bird Area.[3]

See also

References



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of National Wildlife Areas in Canada — This is a list of National Wildlife Areas in Canada. It uses data from Environment Canada [http://www.cws scf.ec.gc.ca/habitat/fsnwa e.cfm] . The symbol * has been placed after a National Wildlife Area s name if that site has been recognized as a …   Wikipedia

  • Isla Coburg — (Coburg Island) Isla Coburg, es la isla pequeña que aparece en la imagen a la derecha, en la boca del Jones Sound …   Wikipedia Español

  • Coburg Island — Native name: Nirjutiqavvik Seabirds are nesting at Coburg Island Geography Location Lady Ann Strait …   Wikipedia

  • Coburg-Insel — Die Coburg Insel (engl. Coburg Island, auch Cobourg Island) liegt in der Baffin Bay am Eingang des Jones Sunds zwischen der Ellesmere Insel im Norden und der Devon Insel im Süden. Sie gehört zum Territorium Nunavut, Kanada und ist eine Insel der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Parc national Wapusk — Catégorie UICN II (parc national) Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Parc national de Wapusk — Parc national Wapusk Parc national Wapusk Catégorie II de la CMAP (Parc national) Pays  Canad …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Parc national du Wapusk — Parc national Wapusk Parc national Wapusk Catégorie II de la CMAP (Parc national) Pays  Canad …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Parc national wapusk — Catégorie II de la CMAP (Parc national) Pays  Canad …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Coburg Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehlt Coburg Island Gewässer Arktischer Ozean Inselgruppe Königin Elisabeth Inseln Geographische Lage …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jonessund — Verbindet Gewässer Baffin Bay mit Gewässer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”