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Bay in Nunavut, Canada

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Baillarge Bay
Baillarge Bay Location in Nunavut
Location	Admiralty Inlet
Coordinates	73°17′N 084°30′W / 73.283°N 84.500°W / 73.283; -84.500 (Baillarge Bay)^[1]
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin countries	Canada

Surface area	610 km² (240 sq mi)

Settlements	Uninhabited

Baillarge Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is the second waterway to press eastward from Admiralty Inlet into Baffin Island. The southern point of its mouth is named Ship Point.

Characterized by open sea, coastal cliffs, and rocky marine shore habitat, the elevation rises up to 610 m (2,000 ft) above sea level.

Fauna

The uninhabited bay is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU067) stretching 15 km (9.3 mi) up the coastline to Elwin Inlet.^[3] It is also an International Biological Program site (Region 9, #7-7) and Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site (NU Site 19).^[4]

A sizeable population of northern fulmars are found here. Caribou, polar bears, and walruses, as well as harp seals, ringed seals, and beluga whales frequent the area.

↑ "Baillarge Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 30 May 2024.
"Baillarge Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 30 May 2024.
↑ "Baillarge Bay". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
↑ "NU Site - Baillarge Bay" (PDF). ngps.nt.ca. p. 9. Retrieved 2009-05-05.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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