List of protected areas of Nunavut

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Canada's National Parks and National Reserves by provinces and territories

This is a list of protected areas of Nunavut.

National parks

Name	Access point/community	Area	Coordinates	Image
Auyuittuq National Park	Pangnirtung/Qikiqtarjuaq	19,707 km2 (7,609 sq mi)	67°53′N 065°01′W
Qausuittuq National Park	Resolute	11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)	76°00′N 100°00′W
Quttinirpaaq National Park	Resolute	37,775 km2 (14,585 sq mi)	81°34′N 068°25′W
Sirmilik National Park	Arctic Bay/Pond Inlet	22,200 km2 (8,600 sq mi)	73°00′N 081°00′W
Ukkusiksalik National Park	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	Bird sanctuary	Attawapiskat First Nation, Ontario	3,367 km2 (1,300 sq mi)	53°01′N 081°20′W
Akpait National Wildlife Area (Reid Bay)	National Wildlife Area	Qikiqtarjuaq	774 km2 (299 sq mi)	66°56′N 061°46′W
Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Waskaganish, Quebec	179 km2 (69 sq mi)	51°50′N 078°52′W
Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary	Wildlife refuge	Cape Dorset	1,079 km2 (417 sq mi)	65°42′N 073°29′W
Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Pond Inlet	12,635 km2 (4,878 sq mi)	73°14′N 078°35′W
Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Cape Dorset	7,930 km2 (3,060 sq mi)	66°10′N 074°00′W
East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Coral Harbour	1,138 km2 (439 sq mi)	64°01′N 082°07′W
Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Coral Harbour	1,224 km2 (473 sq mi)	63°49′N 085°48′W
McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Arviat	354 km2 (137 sq mi)	60°50′N 094°20′W
Niginganiq National Wildlife Area (Isabella Bay). Specialized sanctuary for bowhead whales.	National Wildlife Area	Clyde River	3,362 km2 (1,298 sq mi)	69°35′N 68°00′W
Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area (Coburg Island National Wildlife Area)	National Wildlife Area	Grise Fiord	1,650 km2 (640 sq mi)	75°57′N 079°18′W
Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area	National Wildlife Area	Resolute	2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi)	75°42′N 098°51′W
Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Resolute	311 km2 (120 sq mi)	74°02′N 90°04′W
Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area (Cape Searle)	National Wildlife Area	Qikiqtarjuaq	398 km2 (154 sq mi)	67°14′N 062°28′W
Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Cambridge Bay	61,765 km2 (23,848 sq mi)	67°05′N 101°45′W
Seymour Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary	Bird sanctuary	Resolute	28 km2 (11 sq mi)	76°48′N 101°16′W
Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary	Wildlife refuge	Baker Lake	52,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi)	64°50′N 102°10′W
Twin Islands Wildlife Sanctuary	Wildlife refuge	Chisasibi, Quebec	301 km2 (116 sq mi)	53°10′N 079°55′W

External links

• Government of Nunavut - Nunavut Parks
• MPA Global: A database of the world's marine protected areas