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Akpait National Wildlife Area

Akpait National Wildlife Area

Akpait National Wildlife Area, Cape Dyer, Nunavut
http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/default.asp?lang=En&n=47D87A04-1

The Akpait (the Inuktitut word for "murres") National Wildlife Area (NWA) was designated in 2010. A promontory overlooking Akpait Fiord, the NWA is situated approximately 130 kilometres southeast of Qikiqtarjuaq and 37 km northeast of Cape Dyer, on the northeastern tip of the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, Nunavut.

The NWA comprises a significant marine portion. The terrestrial portion is divided into steep cliffs that rise dramatically to 915 meters above sea level with a complex series of steep rock pinnacles and ridges bordered by a high talus slope and beach. The Akpait contains identified key marine habitat supporting numerous seabirds, including one of Canada's largest Thick-billed Murre colonies, Northern Fulmars, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Glaucous Gulls and Black Guillemots also breed here. Polar Bears, Walruses and several seal species also frequent the marine portion of the NWA .

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Estimated at 133,000 pairs or about 10% of the Canadian population, of this species of bird reside in the Akpait National Wildlife Area. What species is this?

Northern Fulmars Black-legged Kittiwakes Thick-billed Murre Black Guillemots
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Estimated at 133,000 pairs or about 10% of the Canadian population, of this species of bird reside in the Akpait National Wildlife Area. What species is this?

Northern Fulmars Black-legged Kittiwakes Thick-billed Murre Black Guillemots

The Akpait (the Inuktitut word for "murres") National Wildlife Area (NWA) was designated in 2010. A promontory overlooking Akpait Fiord, the NWA is situated approximately 130 kilometres southeast of Qikiqtarjuaq and 37 km northeast of Cape Dyer, on the northeastern tip of the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island, Nunavut.

The NWA comprises a significant marine portion. The terrestrial portion is divided into steep cliffs that rise dramatically to 915 meters above sea level with a complex series of steep rock pinnacles and ridges bordered by a high talus slope and beach. The Akpait contains identified key marine habitat supporting numerous seabirds, including one of Canada's largest Thick-billed Murre colonies, Northern Fulmars, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Glaucous Gulls and Black Guillemots also breed here. Polar Bears, Walruses and several seal species also frequent the marine portion of the NWA .

Akpait National Wildlife Area, Cape Dyer, Nunavut
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