Berlinguet Inlet

Berlinguet Inlet (coord|71|10|N|85|49|W) [cite web |url=http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_71.168_-85.833.html |title=Berlinguet Inlet |accessdate=2008-09-21 |publisher=geonames.org] is a body of water in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It runs west-east at [Admiralty Inlet (Nunavut)|Admiralty Inlet] 's southern end, separated from Berlinguet Bay, which opens into the Gulf of Boothia, by a convert|1.5|km|mi isthmus. Baffin Island's Brodeur Peninsula is to the north. [cite web |url=http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpe/environments/maps/detailed/islands/baffin.htm |title=Baffin Island |accessdate=2008-09-21 |publisher=arctic.uoguelph.ca]

Bearded seals, ringed seals, and polar bears frequent the area.

IBA site

The "C. c. atlanticus" (Greater Snow Goose) population in Berlinguet Inlet is the second largest in Canada, earning the inlet and its surrounds a designation as an Important Bird Area, No. NU066. Fulmars, gulls, Peregrine falcons, sea ducks, and terns nest and feed here as well. The Canadian Wildlife Service has classified the area as a Key Habitat Site for migratory birds.cite web |url=http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU066 |title=Berlinguet Inlet |accessdate=2008-09-21 |publisher=bsc-eoc.org]

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