Big Glace Bay Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary
46.1713° N, 59.9342° W
Big Glace Bay Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nova Scotia. 46.1713° N, 59.9342° W
Migratory bird sanctuary, 3.93 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/big-glace-bay-lake-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Big Glace Bay Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 3.93 km² migratory bird sanctuary beside Port Caledonia, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1991.
- Area
- 3.93 km²
- Established
- 1991
Conditions today
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:38 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:08 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:54 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:56 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:41 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Sydney, as of 6:00 a.m. ADT
In the park
Beaches
Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.
Official record
- Designation
- Migratory bird sanctuary
- IUCN category
- Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region
Names
- Refuge d’oiseaux du Big Glace BayFrench form