The Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk , Nunavut , Canada. Located on Bylot Island , it was federally designated in 1965, and is classified as Category IV by the International Union for Conservation of Nature . It was created to protect the nesting grounds of thick-billed murre , black-legged kittiwake and greater snow goose .
5-480: At 1,282,731 hectares, it is Nunavut's second largest MBS after the Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary . Of its overall size, 176,515 ha (681.53 sq mi) is a marine area, with marine, intertidal , and subtidal components. The sanctuary is a part of three Canadian Important Bird Areas : Cape Graham Moore , Cape Hay , and Southwest Bylot. Part of it is also included in
10-581: Is mainly Arctic tundra and marshes . In 1982, 450,000 geese, including the majority of the world's Ross's geese , nested in the sanctuary, one of the largest concentration of geese on Earth. The protected area was established in 1961 under the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations of the Migratory Birds Convention Act of 1917. It was named for Queen Maud of Norway . Over 2 million white geese nest within
15-527: The Arctic Circle coastline . 6,710 km (2,590 sq mi) are marine , and 55,055 km (21,257 sq mi) are terrestrial. Under the terms of the Ramsar Convention , it was designated as a wetland of international importance in 1982. It is the world's second-largest Ramsar Site. The majority of the park is lowlands and countless streams , ponds and shallow lakes . The land
20-533: The Sirmilik National Park . This Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Canadian protected area related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary The Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary is Canada's largest federally owned protected area, encompassing some 61,765 km (23,848 sq mi) of
25-427: The sanctuary, including over 90% of the world’s Ross’s goose population and 8% of Canada's snow goose population. The geese arrive in late May to moult in lakes and rivers and remain until August or September. The sanctuary also holds smaller populations of Canada goose , greater white-fronted goose , brant , and tundra swan , as well as other migratory species of waterfowl and water birds . The entirety of
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