Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Cliffs along the south-west face of Prince Leopold Island, September 2019
Location	Prince Leopold Island, Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada
Nearest city	Port Leopold (abandoned)
Coordinates	74°01′53″N 90°04′23″W
Area	311 km^2 (120 sq mi)
Established	1992

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.^[1] It is 31,100 hectares in size, and has a flat, rocky surface with vertical exposed sedimentary rock cliffs nearly all the way around the island.

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.^[2][3]

References

1. "Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary". mpaglobal.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
2. "Prince Leopold Island (NU006)". ibacanada.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
3. "Prince Leopold Island - Lancaster Sound, Nunavut". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-15.