Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts

The following table contains information about the Migratory Bird Sanctuaries (MBS) shown on the map above. In addition to the name, year of establishment, and size of each MBS, the table shows how these sites fit into national and international networks of protected locations. The following entities may be noted:

• NWA: National Wildlife Area
• MBS: Migratory Bird Sanctuary
• Ramsar: Wetland of International Importance
• IBA: Important Bird Area
• WHSRN: Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network
• MAB: Biosphere reserve of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme

Name	Year established	Size in hectares	Notes
Akimiski Island	1941	336,700.00	part of Akimiski Island IBA
Boatswain Bay	1941	17,900.00	part of Boatswain Bay IBA partially in Quebec
Bylot Island	1965	1,263,500.00	part of Cape Hay IBA part of Southwest Bylot Island IBA part of Cape Graham Moore IBA
Dewey Soper	1957	793,000.00	part of Dewey Soper Ramsar part of Great Plain of the Koukdjuak IBA
East Bay	1959	113,800.00	part of East Bay IBA
Hannah Bay	1939	29,500.00	part of Southern James Bay Ramsar part of Hannah Bay IBA part of East Point IBA partially in Ontario
Harry Gibbons	1959	122,400.00	part of Boas River and Associated Wetlands IBA
McConnell River	1960	33,400.00	also McConnell River Ramsar part of McConnell River IBA
Prince Leopold Island	1992	31,100.00	part of Prince Leopold Island IBA
Queen Maud Gulf	1961	6,176,500.00	also Queen Maud Gulf Ramsar part of Queen Maud Lowlands IBA
Seymour Island	1975	2,800.00	part of Seymour Island IBA