bylot, island, migratory, bird, sanctuary, migratory, bird, sanctuary, qikiqtaaluk, nunavut, canada, located, bylot, island, federally, designated, 1965, classified, category, international, union, conservation, nature, created, protect, nesting, grounds, thic. 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 1 Bylot Island Migratory Bird SanctuaryIUCN category II national park LocationSouthampton Island Kivalliq Nunavut CanadaNearest townPond InletCoordinates73 14 58 N 78 35 15 W 73 24944 N 78 58750 W 73 24944 78 58750Area12 635 km2 4 878 sq mi Established1965 At 1 282 731 hectares it is Nunavut s second largest MBS after the Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary 2 Of its overall size 176 515 ha 681 53 sq mi is a marine area 1 with marine intertidal and subtidal components 3 Other designations editThe 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 the Sirmilik National Park 1 References edit a b c Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary Government of Canada Retrieved 8 November 2020 Migratory bird sanctuaries across Canada Nunavut Government of Canada Retrieved 8 November 2020 Bylot Island mpaglobal org Archived from the original on 2011 07 26 Retrieved 2009 09 08 External links editVegetation Dynamics field study in Bylot Island Bird Sanctuary nbsp This Qikiqtaaluk Region Nunavut location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Canadian protected area related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary amp oldid 1057881171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
