# Baillarge Bay

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Bay in Nunavut, Canada

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](/source/Arctic) waterway in the [Qikiqtaaluk Region](/source/Qikiqtaaluk_Region), [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), Canada. It is the second waterway to press eastward from [Admiralty Inlet](/source/Admiralty_Inlet_(Nunavut)) into [Baffin Island](/source/Baffin_Island). The southern point of its mouth is named Ship Point.

## Geography

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

## Fauna

The uninhabited bay is a Canadian [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area) (#NU067) stretching 15 km (9.3 mi) up the coastline to [Elwin Inlet](/source/Elwin_Inlet).[2] It is also an [International Biological Program](/source/International_Biological_Program) site (Region 9, #7-7) and [Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site](/source/Key_Habitat_Site) (NU Site 19).[3]

A sizeable population of [northern fulmars](/source/Northern_fulmar) are found here. [Caribou](/source/Reindeer), [polar bears](/source/Polar_bear), and [walruses](/source/Walrus), as well as [harp seals](/source/Harp_seal), [ringed seals](/source/Ringed_seal), and [beluga whales](/source/Beluga_whale) frequent the area.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Baillarge Bay"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=OABMW). *[Geographical Names Data Base](/source/GeoBase_(geospatial_data)#Geographical_Names_Data_Base)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada). 30 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-iba_2-0)** ["Baillarge Bay"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110612095914/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU067). bsc-eoc.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU067) on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ngps_3-0)** ["NU Site - Baillarge Bay"](http://www.ngps.nt.ca/Upload/Interveners/Environment%20Canada/key_terrestrial_part4_mar06.pdf) (PDF). ngps.nt.ca. p. 9. Retrieved 2009-05-05.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

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