Ninginganiq National Wildlife Area .: CW66-379/2017E-PDF
"Ninginganiq National Wildlife Area (NWA) was designated in 2010 and is the largest NWA in Canada, measuring over 3360 square kilometres. Located on the northeast coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, the NWA includes the shoreline and islands of Isabella Bay and adjacent ocean out to 12 nautical miles from shore. The Inuktitut word “Ninginganiq” translates roughly as “the place where fog sits.” The NWA provides important marine habitat for Bowhead Whales and other marine mammals, as well as seabirds."
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| Department/Agency | Canadian Wildlife Service. Prairie and Northern Region. Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
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| Title | Ninginganiq National Wildlife Area . |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | Ninginganiq National Wildlife Area |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Réserve nationale de faune de Ninginganiq. Incorrect catalogue number (CW66-379/2014E-PDF) and ISBN (978-1-100-23265-2) printed in this publication. Issued also in print format. |
| Publishing information | [Gatineau, QC] : Environment and Climate Change Canada, c2017. |
| Description | [1] p. : col. ill. |
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| Subject terms | Conservation areas |
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