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Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area

Canada

Nanuit Itillinga National Wildlife Area formerly the Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area is a National Wildlife Area on Bathurst Island within the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is on federal Crown land, and is administered by the Canadian Wildlife Service, a division of Environment and

Climate Change Canada, with respect to the Canada Wildlife Act's National Wildlife Area Regulations. Land use is also subject to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. To the north and west is Qausuittuq National Park. The National Wildlife Area (NWA) received the federally designated conservation status on 1 January 1985. Of its 2,675 km2 (1,033 sq mi) in overall size, 214 km2 (83 sq mi) is a marine area with marine, intertidal, and subtidal components.

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