Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area

Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location Bathurst Island, Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates 75°41′38″N 98°50′57″W / 75.69389°N 98.84917°W / 75.69389; -98.84917Coordinates: 75°41′38″N 98°50′57″W / 75.69389°N 98.84917°W / 75.69389; -98.84917
Area 2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi)
Established 1985

Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area on Bathurst Island within Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada.[1] It is on federal Crown land, and is administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service, a division of Environment Canada, with respect to the Canada Wildlife Act's National Wildlife Area Regulations. Land use is also subject to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. To the north is an area under consideration as a future national park.[2][3]

The NWA received the federally designated conservation status on 1 January 1985.[4] Of its 2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi) in overall size, 214 km2 (83 sq mi) is a marine area with marine, intertidal, and subtidal components.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area". Environment Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. ↑ "National Park System Plan, 3rd Edition". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Qausuittuq National Park Proposal, Bathurst Island, Nunavut" (PDF). Parks Canada. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  4. 1 2 "Polar Bear Pass". mpaglobal.org. Retrieved 2014-08-15.


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