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Coordinates: 65°30′N 073°40′W / 65.500°N 73.667°W / 65.500; -73.667 (Bowman Bay)[1]
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Bowman Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Foxe Basin by northeastern Foxe Peninsula off Baffin Island. The nearest community is Kinngait, situated 204 km (127 mi) to the south,[2] while Nuwata (65°08′N 77°37′W / 65.133°N 77.617°W / 65.133; -77.617 (Nuwata)[3]), a former settlement, is situated 188 km (117 mi)[4] to the west near Finnie Bay.
Avifauna
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During ornithologist J. Dewey Soper's 1928–31 Arctic expedition, he located the blue goose (C. c. caerulescens) nesting grounds on Bluegoose Plain by Bowman Bay.[5]
Conservation
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The Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1957. The Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary stretches from Bowman Bay to the Koukdjuak River.
References
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^ "Bowman Bay". travelingluck: travelingluck.com. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
^ "Nuwata". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 31 May 2024.
^ "Point-to-point distance Bowman Bay – Nuwata". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ Harvey K. Nelson (1952). "Hybridization of Canada Geese with Blue Geese in the Wild". Auk. 69 (4): 425–428. doi:10.2307/4081022. JSTOR 4081022.
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