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Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary
The Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary is Canada's largest federally owned protected area, encompassing some of the Arctic Circle coastline. are marine, and are terrestrial.〔(Area of the Park and Significant Facts about Canadian Protected Areas )〕
Under the terms of the Ramsar Convention, it was designated as a wetland of international importance in 1982. It is the world's second-largest Ramsar Site.〔 The majority of the park is lowlands and countless streams, ponds and shallow lakes. The land is mainly Arctic tundra and marshes.
In 1982, 450,000 geese, including the majority of the worlds Ross's geese, nested in the sanctuary, one of the largest concentration of geese on Earth.〔
The protected area was established in 1961 under the Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations of the Migratory Birds Convention Act of 1917.〔(Facts about QMGMBS Ramsar Site by Environment Canada )〕 It was named for Queen Maud of Norway.
==Threats==
The biggest threat to the park is a proposed shipping route for a lead/zinc mine in Coronation Gulf.〔
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