Rasmussen Lowlands

Rasmussen Lowlands

The Rasmussen Lowlands is a 3,000 km² coastal plain complex of wetlands in Nunavut, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention on May 24, 1982.Cite web
url=http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/nature/whp/ramsar/df02s04.en.html
title=Rasmussen Lowlands, Nunavut
work=Ramsar Sites
publisher=Environment Canada
accessdate=2008-01-29] It is also classified as an Important Bird Area.Cite web
url=http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU008
title=Rasmussen Lowlands
publisher=IBA Canada
accessdate=2008-01-29]

The poorly-drained area consists of flat lowlands overlain by marine silts and sand, with numerous tundra ponds throughout.Cite web
url=http://www.ramsar.org/profile/profiles_canada.htm
title=The Annotated Ramsar List: Canada
work=The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
publisher=Ramsar Convention Bureau
date=2000-01-10
accessdate=2008-01-29]

Shorebirds numbering up to 500,000 individuals nest in the ponds and surrounding areas. The vulnerable Peregrine Falcon nests in the adjacent escarpment, with nearly 6% (80 pairs) of the national population observed here in 1995.

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