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Boatswain Bay

Coordinates: 51°51′02″N 078°54′36″W / 51.85056°N 78.91000°W / 51.85056; -78.91000 (Boatswain Bay)[1]
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Boatswain Bay
Boatswain Bay is located in Nunavut
Boatswain Bay
Boatswain Bay
LocationEastward from James Bay
Coordinates51°51′02″N 078°54′36″W / 51.85056°N 78.91000°W / 51.85056; -78.91000 (Boatswain Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area197 km2 (76 sq mi)
SettlementsUninhabited

Boatswain Bay (French: Baie Boatswain[2]) is an uninhabited waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It extends eastward from James Bay into the headland, a part of Quebec.

Geography

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Characterized by salt marshes, brackish marshes, open sea, and inlet habitats, the bay stretches 197 km2 (76 sq mi), with an elevation ranging up to 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.

Fauna

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Due to the number of migratory birds the Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established in 1941. As a bird sanctuary it is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU097), a Biodiversity Reserve, and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Boatswain Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Baie Boatswain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts". cws-scf.ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 24 April 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ Fraser, Lauchlan H.; Paul A. Keddy (2005). The world's largest wetlands: ecology and conservation. Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 0-521-83404-X.