Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

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LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates65°42′09″N 73°29′30″W / 65.70250°N 73.49167°W / 65.70250; -73.49167
Area107,900 hectares
Established1957-01-01
Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Interactive map of Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates65°42′09″N 73°29′30″W / 65.70250°N 73.49167°W / 65.70250; -73.49167
Area107,900 hectares
Established1957-01-01
Governing bodyNunavut

Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary on western Baffin Island within part of the Great Plain of the Koukdjuak in Northern Canada's territory of Nunavut.[1] It is classified as Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) under the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2]

History and conservation

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