Rasmussen Lowlands
The Rasmussen Lowlands is a 3,000 km coastal plain complex of wetlands in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention on May 24, 1982. It is also classified as an Important Bird Area.
The poorly drained area consists of flat lowlands overlain by marine silts and sand, with numerous tundra ponds throughout.
Shorebirds numbering up to 500,000 individuals nest in the ponds and surrounding areas. The vulnerable peregrine falcon nests in the adjacent escarpment, with nearly 6% (80 pairs) of the national population observed here in 1995.
References
- ^ "Rasmussen Lowlands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Rasmussen Lowlands, Nunavut". Ramsar Sites. Environment Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "Rasmussen Lowlands". IBA Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Canada". The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar Convention Bureau. 2000-01-10. Archived from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
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