Area 311 km² Established 1992 | Nearest city Port Leopold (abandoned) | |
Location Prince Leopold Island, Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada | ||
The Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a migratory bird sanctuary in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on Prince Leopold Island within Lancaster Sound at the junction of Prince Regent Inlet and Barrow Strait. It was established in 1992 and is classified Category IV by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It is 31,100 hectares in size.
Other designations
The island is a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site (NU Site 15) and is classified as a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU006). The MBS is situated within the IBA.
References
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