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词条 Qaqaluit Island
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Fauna

  3. Conservation

  4. References

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| location = Davis Strait
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| archipelago = Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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| country = Canada
| country_admin_divisions_title = Nunavut
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| country_admin_divisions_1 = Qikiqtaaluk
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}}Qaqaluit Island (meaning: "fulmar") is one of eastern Baffin Island's small, offshore, uninhabited islands, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. Along with Padloping Island and Durban Island, it is situated off Cumberland Peninsula within Davis Strait's Merchants Bay.[1]

Geography

Its characteristics include coastal cliffs and rocky shores.

Fauna

Harp seal, polar bear, and walrus frequent the area.

Conservation

The newly created Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area[2] extends beyond the island to also include the Reid Bay Important Bird Area on Baffin Island.[3]

Located on the island's northeastern tip, Cape Searle is another a Canadian Important Bird Area, an International Biological Program site and a Key Terrestrial Bird Habitat site.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/North%20America/Canada/Nunavut/_6114640_Qaqaluit+Island.html#local_map|title=Qaqaluit Island, Nunavut, Canada|publisher=travelingluck.com|accessdate=2009-04-23}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=C3C56CEE-D439-4C74-8F63-EDFB58A6FF78|title=Three New National Wildlife Areas Protect Key Habitat in Nunavut|publisher=ec.gc.ca|accessdate=2009-09-20}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.naturecanada.ca/newsroom_aug_22_08_nwa.asp|title=Canada Establishes Three National Wildlife Areas in Nunavut: Nearly Half a Million Hectares to be Preserved |date=August 22, 2008|publisher=naturecanada.ca|accessdate=2009-04-23}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU003|title=Cape Searle|publisher=bsc-eoc.org|accessdate=2009-04-23|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612101438/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU003|archivedate=2011-06-12|df=}}
{{Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region}}{{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub}}

5 : Islands of Davis Strait|Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region|Islands of Baffin Island|Conservation in Nunavut|Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

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