Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area

Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Fluke of a narwhal off the coast of Bylot Island
Map showing the location of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
Location of Tallurutiup Imanga NMCA in Canada
Map showing the location of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area
Location of Tallurutiup Imanga NMCA in Nunavut
LocationQikiqtani Region, Nunavut, Canada
Nearest cityPond Inlet
Coordinates74°09′N 81°00′W / 74.150°N 81.000°W / 74.150; -81.000
Area108,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi)
DesignationProposed National Marine Conservation Area
EstablishedAugust 1, 2019
Governing bodyQikiqtani Inuit Association and Parks Canada
Websitehttps://www.qia.ca/what-we-do/parks-and-conservation-areas/

Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area is a proposed National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) located in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut, Canada. The goal of the marine conservation area is to work with local Inuit to conserve the rich biodiversity of Lancaster Sound and its adjacent waterways. Once formally established under the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, it will become the largest Parks Canada and Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) co-managed protected area and the second largest protected area in Canada after Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area.

  1. ^ "Tallurutiup Imanga (Lancaster Sound) National Marine Conservation Area". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-09-23.