East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary

East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location Southampton Island, Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada
Nearest town Coral Harbor
Coordinates 64°01′04″N 82°07′49″W / 64.01778°N 82.13028°W / 64.01778; -82.13028Coordinates: 64°01′04″N 82°07′49″W / 64.01778°N 82.13028°W / 64.01778; -82.13028
Area 1,138 km2 (439 sq mi)
Established 1959

The East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in East Bay, an arm of Hudson Bay, in southeast Southampton Island. The nearest community is Coral Harbour, 44 mi (71 km) to the west.[1] It is one of two bird sanctuaries on the island, the other being the Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary, situated 87 mi (140 km) to the southwest.[1]

Established 1 January 1959, and consisting of 113,800 hectares[2] it is rated Category IV by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Of its 1,138 km2 (439 sq mi) in overall size, 1,664 km2 (642 sq mi) is a marine area with marine, intertidal, and subtidal components.[3]

Flora

The sanctuary's habitat consists of dry heath, gravel ridge, intertidal zone, moss carpet, scrub willow, and sedge meadow.[4]

Bird species

Notable bird species include:[5]

Other designations

East Bay/Native Bay is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU023) and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat (NU Site 44).[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Living Edens: Arctic Oasis". pbs.org. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts". cws-scf.ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  3. ↑ "East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary". mpaglobal.org. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  4. ↑ Pickavance, J.R. (September 2006). "The Spiders of East Bay, Southampton Island, Nunavut, Canada" (PDF). Arctic. 59 (3): 276–282.
  5. 1 2 "East Bay/Native Bay". bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2009-05-05.


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