Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 2
73.916° N, 119.7492° W
Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 2, Northwest Territories. 73.916° N, 119.7492° W
Migratory bird sanctuary, 143 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/nt/banks-island-migratory-bird-sanctuary-no-2/, 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.
Banks Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary No. 2 is a 143 km² migratory bird sanctuary 276 km northeast of Sachs Harbour, in Northwest Territories. It was established in 1961.
- Area
- 143 km²
- Established
- 1961
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:48 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 9:05 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:24 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:41 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 7:49 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:37 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
In the park
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, Northern Region
Names
- Île Banks, Refuge D’Oiseaux Migrateurs No 2 De L’French form