List of protected areas of Nunavut

This is a list of protected areas of Nunavut.

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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 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  16. "East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  17. "Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  18. "McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  19. Niginganiq National Wildlife Area
  20. "Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  21. "Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area". Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  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 12 May 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  25. "Seymour Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  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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