New area
since 2020
Characteristics
TERRITORIAL RESERVE FOR PROTECTED AREA PURPOSES | 1,532 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)).
