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Boatswain Bay
Boatswain Bay
Location	Eastward from James Bay
Coordinates	51°51′02″N 078°54′36″W / 51.85056°N 78.91000°W / 51.85056; -78.91000 (Boatswain Bay)
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	197 km (76 sq mi)
Settlements	Uninhabited

Boatswain Bay (French: Baie Boatswain) is an uninhabited waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It extends eastward from James Bay into the headland, a part of Quebec.

Geography

Characterized by salt marshes, brackish marshes, open sea, and inlet habitats, the bay stretches 197 km (76 sq mi), with an elevation ranging up to 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.

Fauna

Due to the number of migratory birds the Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary was established in 1941. As a bird sanctuary it is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU097), a Biodiversity Reserve, and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site.

References

1. "Boatswain Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
2. "Baie Boatswain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
3. "Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts". cws-scf.ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
4. Fraser, Lauchlan H.; Paul A. Keddy (2005). The world's largest wetlands: ecology and conservation. Cambridge University Press. p. 136. ISBN 0-521-83404-X.

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