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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: -

Protected Area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Wapusk National Park Of Canada	National Park	1,147,500	protected area overlaps with site	3,900
Cape Tatnam	Wildlife Management Area	531,190	protected area overlaps with site	57,000
Cape Churchill	Wildlife Management Area	858,300	protected area contains site	68,000

IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest	Boreal coniferous forest, Boreal deciduous woods	-
Grassland	Tundra, Edaphic grassland	-
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Fens transition mires & springs, Estuarine waters, Intertidal mud, sand or salt flats, Bogs	-
Sea	Sea inlets, Open sea	-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research	-
hunting	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Nelson River Estuary and Marsh Point. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 30/09/2022.