Английская Википедия:Berlinguet Inlet

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Шаблон:Short description Berlinguet Inlet is a body of water adjoining Baffin Island within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It runs west–east at Admiralty Inlet's southern end, separated from Bernier Bay to the west, which opens into the Gulf of Boothia, by a Шаблон:Convert isthmus. Baffin Island's Brodeur Peninsula is to the north; Borden Peninsula is to the northeast.[1]

Geography

Characterized by sedge, grass meadows, and a freshwater lake, the inlet area is Шаблон:Convert in size, and rises to an elevation of Шаблон:Convert above sea level.

Fauna

Berlinguet Inlet is a Canadian Important Bird Area site (#NU066). The Canadian Wildlife Service has also classified the area as a Key Habitat Site for migratory birds. Notable species include fulmar, gull, peregrine falcon, sea duck, and tern. The C. c. atlanticus (greater snow goose) population in Berlinguet Inlet is the second largest in Canada.[2]

Bearded seals, ringed seals, and polar bears frequent the area.[2]

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