List of protected areas of Nunavut

This is a list of protected areas of Nunavut.

National parks
Name Access point/community Area Coordinates Image
Auyuittuq National Park[1][2]Pangnirtung/Qikiqtarjuaq19,707 km2 (7,609 sq mi)67°53′N 065°01′W
Qausuittuq National Park[3]Resolute11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)76°00′N 100°00′W
Quttinirpaaq National Park[4][5]Resolute37,775 km2 (14,585 sq mi)81°34′N 068°25′W
Sirmilik National Park[6][7]Arctic Bay/Pond Inlet22,200 km2 (8,600 sq mi)73°00′N 081°00′W
Ukkusiksalik National Park[8][9]Baker Lake/Chesterfield Inlet/
Coral Harbour/Rankin Inlet/
Naujaat		23,500 km2 (9,100 sq mi)65°20′N 087°18′W

Territorial parks

Kitikmeot Region
Name Established Commons category Picture Coordinates
Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park 1978 Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park
67°44′N 115°22′W
Northwest Passage Territorial Park 68°38′N 95°53′W
Ovayok Territorial Park Ovayok Territorial Park
69°10′N 104°43′W

Kivalliq Region
Name Established Commons category Picture Coordinates
Inuujarvik Territorial Park (Inuujaarvik) 64°19′N 96°05′W
Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park 2002 62°53′N 92°10′W

Qikiqtaaluk Region
Name Established Commons category Picture Coordinates
Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site 61°08′N 93°59′W
Katannilik Territorial Park 1993 Katannilik Territorial Park
62°54′N 69°51′W
Kekerten Territorial Park 2002
65°42′N 65°49′W
Mallikjuaq Territorial Park 2003
64°14′N 76°37′W
Pisuktinu Tunngavik Territorial Park 66°09′N 65°41′W
Qaummaarviit Territorial Park 1974 63°43′N 68°30′W
Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park 1974 Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
63°46′N 69°39′W
Tamaarvik Territorial Park 72°42′N 77°57′W
Taqaiqsirvik Territorial Park 62°52′N 69°54′W
Tupirvik Territorial Park 74°45′N 95°03′W

Other
Name Type Access point/community Area Coordinates Image
Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[10]Bird sanctuaryAttawapiskat First Nation, Ontario3,367 km2 (1,300 sq mi)53°01′N 081°20′W
Akpait National Wildlife Area[11]
(Reid Bay)		National Wildlife AreaQikiqtarjuaq774 km2 (299 sq mi)66°56′N 061°46′W
Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary[12]Bird sanctuaryWaskaganish, Quebec179 km2 (69 sq mi)51°50′N 078°52′W
Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary[13]Wildlife refugeCape Dorset1,079 km2 (417 sq mi)65°42′N 073°29′W
Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[14]Bird sanctuaryPond Inlet12,635 km2 (4,878 sq mi)73°14′N 078°35′W
Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary[15]Bird sanctuaryCape Dorset7,930 km2 (3,060 sq mi)66°10′N 074°00′W
East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary[16]Bird sanctuaryCoral Harbour1,138 km2 (439 sq mi)64°01′N 082°07′W
Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary[17]Bird sanctuaryCoral Harbour1,224 km2 (473 sq mi)63°49′N 085°48′W
McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary[18]Bird sanctuaryArviat354 km2 (137 sq mi)60°50′N 094°20′W
Niginganiq National Wildlife Area[19]
(Isabella Bay). Specialized sanctuary for bowhead whales.		National Wildlife AreaClyde River3,362 km2 (1,298 sq mi)69°35′N 68°00′W
Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area[20]
(Coburg Island National Wildlife Area)		National Wildlife AreaGrise Fiord1,650 km2 (640 sq mi)75°57′N 079°18′W
Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area[21]National Wildlife AreaResolute2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi)75°42′N 098°51′W
Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[22]Bird sanctuaryResolute311 km2 (120 sq mi)74°02′N 90°04′W
Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area[23]
(Cape Searle)		National Wildlife AreaQikiqtarjuaq398 km2 (154 sq mi)67°14′N 062°28′W
Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary[24]Bird sanctuaryCambridge Bay61,765 km2 (23,848 sq mi)67°05′N 101°45′W
Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[25]Bird sanctuaryResolute28 km2 (11 sq mi)76°48′N 101°16′W
Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary[26]Wildlife refugeBaker Lake52,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi)64°50′N 102°10′W
Twin Islands Wildlife Sanctuary[27]Wildlife refugeChisasibi, Quebec301 km2 (116 sq mi)53°10′N 079°55′W

References
  1. Auyuittuq - How to Get There
  2. Auyuittuq National Park
  3. Qausuittuq National Park
  4. Quttinirpaaq - How to Get There
  5. Quttinirpaaq National Park
  6. Sirmilik - How to Get There
  7. Sirmilik National Park
  8. Ukkusiksalik - How to Get There
  9. Ukkusiksalik National Park
  10. Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Akpait National Wildlife Area
  12. Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  15. "Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  16. "East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  17. "Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  18. "McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  19. Niginganiq National Wildlife Area
  20. "Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  21. "Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area". Archived from the original on 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  22. Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  23. Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area
  24. "Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  25. "Seymour Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  26. Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  27. Twin Islands Wildlife Sanctuary Archived 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
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