New area
since 2020
Characteristics
TERRITORIAL RESERVE FOR PROTECTED AREA PURPOSES | 464 KM² | DESIGNATED IN 2020
Land Category – JBNQA and NEQA
Categories II and III
Main conservation objectives
To protect a representative area of the Rivière à la Baleine Lowlands and the Lower George Plateau natural regions. Also aims to protect an essential subsistence area for Nunavik Inuit.
Geological province
Core Zone (Churchill Province)
Natural regions
Rivière à la Baleine Lowlands, Lower George Plateau, and Ungava Bay
Bioclimatic domain
Forest tundra (Low Arctic Ecozone, presence of a specific floristic habitat—a maritime salt marsh)
Wildlife
Arctic char, salmon, trout, fur-bearing animals, migratory birds
Hydrology
Located along Ungava Bay; effects of high tides on floristic habitats
Archaeological sites
One site is listed in the inventory of archeological sites of Quebec (Inventaire des sites archéologiques du Québec (ISAQ)).
