{{Short description|Bay in Nunavut, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=May 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox body of water |name= Boatswain Bay |image= |caption = |location= Eastward from [[James Bay]] |coords= {{coord|51|51|02|N|078|54|36|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_scale:500000|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OACKC|Boatswain Bay|date=31 May 2024}}</ref>|display=inline, title|name=Boatswain Bay}} |rivers= |pushpin_map=Canada Nunavut |oceans= [[Arctic Ocean]] |countries= Canada |length= |width= |area= {{cvt|197|km2}} |settlements= Uninhabited |references= }} '''Boatswain Bay''' ({{langx|fr|Baie Boatswain}}<ref>{{Cite cgndb|EFOND|Baie Boatswain|date=31 May 2024}}</ref>) 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 marsh]]es, [[Brackish water|brackish marshes]], open sea, and inlet habitats, the bay stretches {{cvt|197|km2}}, with an elevation ranging up to {{cvt|5|m}} [[height above mean sea level|above sea level]].
==Fauna== {{Main|Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary}} Due to the number of [[Bird migration|migratory birds]] the [[Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary]] was established in 1941. As a [[Nature reserve|bird sanctuary]] it is a Canadian [[Important Bird Area]] (#NU097), a [[Biodiversity]] Reserve, and a [[Key Habitat Site|Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site]].<ref name="cws">{{cite web|url=http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/habitat/default.asp?lang=En&n=74BC888B-1|title=Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts|publisher=cws-scf.ec.gc.ca|access-date=2009-04-24}}{{dead link|date=June 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Fraser|first=Lauchlan H.|author2=Paul A. Keddy|title=The world's largest wetlands: ecology and conservation|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2005|pages=136|isbn=0-521-83404-X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hxEjKjRMF9kC&q=%22Boatswain+Bay%22+sanctuary&pg=PA136}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Bays of Nunavut}}
[[Category:James Bay]] [[Category:Important Bird Areas of Qikiqtaaluk Region]]
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