Tursujuq-Nord

New area
since 2020

Characteristics

TERRITORIAL RESERVE FOR PROTECTED AREA PURPOSES | 1,346 KM² | DESIGNATED IN 2020

Land Category – JBNQA and NEQA
Category III

Main conservation objectives
To protect critical harbour seal habitat in Lacs des Loups Marins and the Nastapoka River watershed.

Geological province
Minto Sub-province (Superior Province)

Natural regions
Lac Nedlouc Plateau, Nastapoka Plateau, Lac D’Iberville Hills

Bioclimatic domain
Forest tundra (Low Arctic Ecozone)

Wildlife
Harbour seal of Lacs des Loups Marins, Leaf River migratory caribou herd

Hydrology
Nastapoka River watershed

Archaeological sites
No sites listed in the inventory of archeological sites of Quebec (Inventaire des sites archéologiques du Québec (ISAQ)).