- Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area
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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°WCoordinates: 75°57′00″N 79°18′00″W / 75.95°N 79.3°W 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
- ^ "Nirjutiqavvik (Coburg Island) National Wildlife Area". mpaglobal.org. http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=304997. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area". New Parks North (Government of Canada Environment Canada Canadian Wildlife Service) 16. March 2001. http://www.newparksnorth.org/regions/Nirjutiqavvik.htm.
- ^ "Nirjutiqavvik (Coburg Island) - National Wildlife Area". mb.ec.gc.ca. http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/nature/whp/nwa/coburg/df07s01.en.html. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
Protected Areas of Nunavut Bird sanctuaries Akimiski Island · Boatswain Bay · Bylot Island · Dewey Soper · East Bay · Harry Gibbons · McConnell River · Prince Leopold Island · Queen Maud Gulf · Seymour Island
National parks National Wildlife Areas Akpait · Niginganiq · Nirjutiqavvik · Polar Bear Pass · QaqulluitTerritorial parks Inuujarvik · Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga · Katannilik · Kekerten · Kugluk/Bloody Falls · Mallikjuaq · Northwest Passage · Ovayok · Pisuktinu Tunngavik · Qaummaarviit · Sylvia Grinnell · Tamaarvik · Taqaiqsirvik · TupirvikWildlife refuges Categories:- IUCN Category IV
- Canadian Wildlife Service
- Landforms of Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut geography stubs
- Canadian protected area stubs
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