Order Respecting the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Lands in Nunavut (The Nunavik Marine Region, Nunavut) (SI/2006-60)
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Regulations are current to 2023-09-19
SCHEDULE(Section 2)Tracts of Territorial Lands Withdrawn from Disposal (the Nunavik Marine Region, Nunavut)
Geographic Coordinates of the Nunavik Marine Region
The Nunavik Marine Region includes all the marine area, islands, lands and waters within the following boundary:
- 1Commencing at the intersection of the shore and the Quebec/Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut border on the southern shore of McLelan Strait on the Labrador Peninsula at approximately 60°17′54″ N latitude and 64°31′24″ W longitude;
- 2thence northeasterly to the intersection of the shore and the Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut boundary on the northern shore of McLelan Strait on Killiniq Island at approximately 60°18′27″ N latitude and 64°30′39″ W longitude;
- 3thence northerly across Killiniq Island following the Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut boundary to the intersection of the shore and the Newfoundland and Labrador/ Nunavut boundary on the northern shore of Killiniq Island at approximately 60°22′38″ N latitude and 64°25′51″ W longitude;
- 4thence northeasterly to a point at the intersection of 60°23′ N latitude and 64°24′ W longitude;
- 5thence northerly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 61°00′ N latitude and 64°24′ W longitude;
- 6thence westerly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 61°00′ N latitude and 64°55′ W longitude;
- 7thence northwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 61°38′ N latitude and 69°00′ W longitude, being the point approximately equidistant between Cape Hopes Advance in Quebec and the Gray Goose Islands off the south coast of Baffin Island;
- 8thence northwesterly in a straight line to the intersection of 63°15′ N latitude and 74°00′ W longitude, being the point approximately equidistant between the coasts of Quebec and Baffin Island;
- 9thence westerly in a straight line to the intersection of 63°25′ N latitude and 76°10′ W longitude, being the point approximately equidistant between the northern Quebec and Baffin Island coasts, east of Salisbury Island;
- 10thence northwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 63°52′ N latitude and 77°15′ W longitude, being the point north of Salisbury Island;
- 11thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 63°30′ N latitude and 78°47′ W longitude, being the point west of Nottingham Island;
- 12thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 63°03′ N latitude and 78°25′ W longitude, being the point southwest of Nottingham Island;
- 13thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 63°00′ N latitude and 77°40′ W longitude, being the point southeast of Nottingham Island;
- 14thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 62°30′ N latitude and 80°00′ W longitude, being the point northwest of Mansel Island;
- 15thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 62°00′ N latitude and 80°45′ W longitude, being the point west of Mansel Island;
- 16thence southerly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 58°10′ N latitude and 81°00′ W longitude, northwest of Sleeper Islands, and south of Farmer Island;
- 17thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 58°00′ N latitude and 79°45′ W longitude, near the Marcopeet Islands, north of the Sleeper Islands;
- 18thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 57°15′ N latitude and 80°00′ W longitude, south of the Sleeper Islands;
- 19thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 57°00′ N latitude and 78°40′ W longitude, southwest of the King George Islands;
- 20thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 56°45′ N latitude and 78°15′ W longitude, east of the Bakers Dozen Islands;
- 21thence southerly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 56°07′ N latitude and 78°10′ W longitude, southeast of the Salliquit Islands;
- 22thence northeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 56°22′ N latitude and 77°25′ W longitude, east of the Salliquit Islands and west of the Nastapoka Islands;
- 23thence southerly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 56°00′ N latitude and 77°30′ W longitude, east of Innetalling Island and northwest of Duck Island;
- 24thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 55°45′ N latitude and 78°00′ W longitude, northwest of Kuujjuarapik, Quebec;
- 25thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 55°15′ N latitude and 79°00′ W longitude, southwest of Kuujjuarapik, Quebec and northeast of Long Island;
- 26thence southwesterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 55°00′ N latitude and 79°45′ W longitude, north of Long Island;
- 27thence due west along 55°00′ N latitude to the intersection of 81°00′ W longitude, east of Cape Henrietta Maria, Ontario;
- 28thence in a southwesterly direction to a point at the intersection of 54°30′ N latitude and 81°20′ W longitude;
- 29thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 54°00′ N latitude and 80°50′ W longitude;
- 30thence southeasterly in a straight line to a point at the intersection of 53°45′ N latitude and the shore of Quebec, as defined in the Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, 1912, at approximately 79°05′ W longitude, south of Chisasibi;
- 31thence in a general northerly and easterly direction along the shore of Quebec to the point of commencement.
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