# Boatswain Bay

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Bay in Nunavut, Canada

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)[1] Ocean/sea sources Arctic Ocean Basin countries Canada Surface area 197 km2 (76 sq mi) Settlements Uninhabited

**Boatswain Bay** ([French](/source/French_language): *Baie Boatswain*[2]) is an uninhabited waterway in the [Qikiqtaaluk Region](/source/Qikiqtaaluk_Region) of [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut), Canada. It extends eastward from [James Bay](/source/James_Bay) into the headland, a part of [Quebec](/source/Quebec).

## Geography

Characterized by [salt marshes](/source/Salt_marsh), [brackish marshes](/source/Brackish_water), open sea, and inlet habitats, the bay stretches 197 km2 (76 sq mi), with an elevation ranging up to 5 m (16 ft) [above sea level](/source/Height_above_mean_sea_level).

## Fauna

Main article: [Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary](/source/Boatswain_Bay_Migratory_Bird_Sanctuary)

Due to the number of [migratory birds](/source/Bird_migration) the [Boatswain Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary](/source/Boatswain_Bay_Migratory_Bird_Sanctuary) was established in 1941. As a [bird sanctuary](/source/Nature_reserve) it is a Canadian [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area) (#NU097), a [Biodiversity](/source/Biodiversity) Reserve, and a [Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site](/source/Key_Habitat_Site).[3][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Boatswain Bay"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=OACKC). *[Geographical Names Data Base](/source/GeoBase_(geospatial_data)#Geographical_Names_Data_Base)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada). 31 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Baie Boatswain"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=EFOND). *[Geographical Names Data Base](/source/GeoBase_(geospatial_data)#Geographical_Names_Data_Base)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada). 31 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cws_3-0)** ["Nunavut Migratory Bird Sanctuary Facts"](http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/habitat/default.asp?lang=En&n=74BC888B-1). cws-scf.ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 24 April 2009.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Fraser, Lauchlan H.; Paul A. Keddy (2005). [*The world's largest wetlands: ecology and conservation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=hxEjKjRMF9kC&q=%22Boatswain+Bay%22+sanctuary&pg=PA136). Cambridge University Press. p. 136. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-521-83404-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-521-83404-X).

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