List of protected areas of Nunavut explained

This is a list of protected areas of Nunavut.

National parks

Name	Access point/community	Area	Coordinates	Image
Auyuittuq National Park[1] [2]
Qausuittuq National Park[3]	Resolute	11000km2
Quttinirpaaq National Park[4] [5]
Sirmilik National Park[6] [7]
Ukkusiksalik National Park[8] [9]

Territorial parks

Kitikmeot Region

Name	Established	Commons category	Picture	Coordinates
Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park	1978	Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park
Northwest Passage Territorial Park				68.6333°N -148°W
Ovayok Territorial Park		Ovayok Territorial Park

Kivalliq Region

Name	Established	Commons category	Picture	Coordinates
Inuujarvik Territorial Park (Inuujaarvik)
Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park	2002

Qikiqtaaluk Region

Name	Established	Commons category	Picture	Coordinates
Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site				61.1333°N -152°W
Katannilik Territorial Park	1993	Katannilik Territorial Park
Kekerten Territorial Park	2002
Mallikjuaq Territorial Park	2003
Pisuktinu Tunngavik Territorial Park
Qaummaarviit Territorial Park	1974
Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park	1974	Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
Tamaarvik Territorial Park
Taqaiqsirvik Territorial Park
Tupirvik Territorial Park

Other

Name	Type	Access point/community	Area	Coordinates	Image
Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[10]
Akpait National Wildlife Area[11] (Reid Bay)
Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary[12]
Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary[13]
Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[14]
Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary[15]
East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary[16]
Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary[17]
McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary[18]
Niginganiq National Wildlife Area[19] (Isabella Bay). Specialized sanctuary for bowhead whales.
Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area[20] (Coburg Island National Wildlife Area)
Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area[21]
Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[22]
Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area[23] (Cape Searle)
Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary[24]
Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary[25]
Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary[26]
Twin Islands Wildlife Sanctuary[27]

External links

• Government of Nunavut - Nunavut Parks
• MPA Global: A database of the world's marine protected areas

Notes and References

1. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nu/auyuittuq/visit/visit2.aspx Auyuittuq - How to Get There
2. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2007/pc/R61-13-2001-10E.pdf Auyuittuq National Park
3. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nu/qausuittuq Qausuittuq National Park
4. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nu/quttinirpaaq/visit/visit2.aspx Quttinirpaaq - How to Get There
5. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2007/pc/R61-13-2001-10E.pdf Quttinirpaaq National Park
6. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nu/sirmilik/visit/visit2.aspx Sirmilik - How to Get There
7. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2007/pc/R61-13-2001-10E.pdf Sirmilik National Park
8. http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nu/ukkusiksalik/visit/visit2.aspx Ukkusiksalik - How to Get There
9. http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2007/pc/R61-13-2001-10E.pdf Ukkusiksalik National Park
10. http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=18699 Akimiski Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
11. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2010/2010-06-23/html/sor-dors118-eng.html Akpait National Wildlife Area
12. http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=4160 Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary
13. http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=18706 Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
14. http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=13397 Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
15. Web site: Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025432/http://mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showmain&site_code=18703 . 2016-03-06 . dead .
16. Web site: East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726110234/http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=13400 . 2011-07-26 . dead .
17. Web site: Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726110256/http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=13401 . 2011-07-26 . dead .
18. Web site: McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205759/http://mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showmain&site_code=13402 . 2016-03-04 . dead .
19. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2010/2010-06-23/html/sor-dors118-eng.html Niginganiq National Wildlife Area
20. Web site: Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726110649/http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=304997 . 2011-07-26 . dead .
21. Web site: Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064148/http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=13115 . 2018-02-03 . dead .
22. http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=19961 Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
23. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2010/2010-06-23/html/sor-dors118-eng.html Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area
24. Web site: Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512153014/http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showMain&site_code=13394 . 2012-05-12 . dead .
25. Web site: Seymour Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary . 2010-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042308/http://mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=showmain&site_code=13395 . 2016-03-06 . dead .
26. http://www.nunavutparks.com/english/parks-special-places/thelon-wildlife-sanctuary/overview.aspx Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary
27. http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU034 Twin Islands Wildlife Sanctuary