Baie-aux-Feuilles National Park Reserve

Baie-aux-Feuilles National Park Reserve
French: Réserve de parc national de la Baie-aux-Feuilles
Map showing the location of Baie-aux-Feuilles National Park Reserve
Map showing the location of Baie-aux-Feuilles National Park Reserve
LocationCanada
Quebec
Kativik
Nearest cityKuujjuaq
Coordinates58°55′37″N 69°55′37″W / 58.926944°N 69.926944°W / 58.926944; -69.926944
Area3,868.08 kilometres (2,403.51 mi)[1]
EstablishedCreation of the Reserve as of 7
AdministratorMinistère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs
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The Réserve de parc national de la Baie-aux-Feuilles (in English: Baie-aux-Feuilles National Park Reserve) is a protected area located in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, in Canada. This 3,868.1 kilometres (2,403.53 mi) territory, set aside in 2008, aims to protect one of the most important estuaries of Nord-du-Québec, that of the rivière aux Feuilles, which knows tides of 17 meters (56 ft) in height. It is also the only region where musk ox are found in Quebec.[2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Registre des aire protégée du Québec: Réserve de parc national" (PDF). October 15, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "17,800 kilometres (11,060.41 mi) of new protected areas: The government continues to protect Quebec's territory". October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2008.

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