Ikkattuaq Migratory Bird Sanctuary

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Ikkattuaq Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary
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Location Southampton Island, Kivalliq, Nunavut, Canada
Nearest town Coral Harbor
Coordinates 63°45′N85°40′W / 63.750°N 85.667°W / 63.750; -85.667 [1]
Area143,811 ha (355,360 acres)
Established1959

The Ikkattuaq Migratory Bird Sanctuary formerly the Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. [1] It is located on the southwest coast Southampton Island in the area of the Boas River and Bay of Gods Mercy.

The Sanctuary was established 1 January 1959, [2] and consisting of 149,500 hectares,. [3] Of its 1,224 km2 (473 sq mi) in overall size, 78 km2 (30 sq mi) is a marine area with marine, intertidal, and subtidal components. [2]

The sanctuary was named after Harry Gibbons Ohnainewk (c. 1900–1954), a local Inuk hunter and guide whose journals provided valuable weather data, especially on wind. [4] [5]

It is one of two bird sanctuaries on the island, the other being the Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, situated 87 mi (140 km) to the northeast. [6]

Other designations

Along with its wetlands, the Boas River is a Canadian Important Bird Area (site #NU022). The Harry Gibbons MBS takes up the western portion of the IBA. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ikkattuaq Migratory Bird Sanctuary". Environment and Climate Change Canada. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary". mpaglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts". cws-scf.ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 2009-05-05.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Petrone, Penny (1992). Northern Voices: Inuit Writing in English. University of Toronto Press. p. 130. ISBN   0-8020-7717-X.
  5. ↑ Rowley, Graham (1996). Cold comfort: my love affair with the Arctic. Native and northern series. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 37. ISBN   0-7735-1393-0.
  6. ↑ "Arctic Oasis". Eco Explorer. pbs.org. Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
  7. ↑ "Boas River and associated wetlands". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
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