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You can follow in the footsteps of seagoing explorers who came here in
search of a Northwest Passage to Asia. The people of the Kitikmeot have
always navigated the Passage in skin boats, schooners and motor vessels.
In winter they travel the sea ice by snowmobile. Kitikmeot's mainland
tundra is dotted with millions of ponds and lakes that are ideal habitat
for nesting waterfowl. On a river journey in the barrenlands, you can
see wolves, grizzly bears, musk-ox, foxes and caribou.
Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 63, 000 square kilometres,
is the largest sanctuary in North America. Queen Maud is a Ramsar
desginated Wetland of international importance. Millions of birds nest
and raise their young here. This includes approximately 90% of the
world's population of Ross geese. Queen Maud is also prime habitat for
larger animals. Barrenground caribou birth their young and summer here.
Muxk-ox and grizzly bears make their homes on this mosaic of marshes,
cliffs, rock, tundra and water.
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