Map Index
This State of Knowledge in Maps Report (SOKIM) has been created by the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) as a first step towards the development of a Regional Land Use Plan for the entire Nunavut Settlement Area. The purpose of this document is to open up dialog and encourage feedback concerning the many data layers on the maps.
The data from the maps contained herein are derived from:
- Existing NPC Land Use Plans
- Nunavut Wildlife Resource and Habitat Values Report, prepared for the NPC, October, 2008 by Jacques Whitford
- Socio-Demographic and Economic Sector Analysis Report, prepared for the NPC, August, 2008 by Terriplan Consultants.
This information has been updated where possible. However, in the event that you, the reader, should be aware of, or have more relevant data available, the NPC would like to receive your comments and suggestions. Please contact:
Mike Townsend
Land Information Technologist, Nunavut Planning Commission
Individual Maps
Note: once you arrive at the Interactive Map page from any of the map links below, you can turn the other ones on and off to see different combinations of layers.
Nunavut Base Layers
- Nunavut Communities
- Nunavut Region Borders
NPC Use and Occupancy Mapping (research ongoing)
- All UOM Points Collected
- All UOM Lines Collected
- All UOM Polygons Collected
Areas of Importance in the North Baffin
- Essential Areas
- Important Areas
- General Use Areas
- Areas of Unknown Importance
Archaeological Sites
- Archaeological Sites
Cleanup Sites (research ongoing)
- Cleanup Sites
Bird Habitat Sites
- Falcon Areas of Significant Interest
- CWS Key Terrestrial Habitat Sites
- CWS Key Marine Habitat Sites
Caribou
- Sea Ice Crossings
- Water Crossings
- Caribou Calving Grounds
- WASI Caribou Calving Areas
Polar Bear
- High Density Denning Areas
- Polar Bear Range
Seal High Density Areas
- Harp Seal Pupping Area
- Harp Seal High Density Area
- Bearded Seal High Density Area
- Ringed Seal High Density Area
Walrus Seasonal Concentrations
- Summer Concentrations
- Winter Concentrations
- Year-round Concentrations
Whales
- Bowhead Critical Habitat
- Bowhead Whale Range
- Beluga Range
- Narwhal Range General
- Killer Whale Range
Fish Areas of Abundance
- NAFO Area
- Arctic Char Areas of Abundance
- Capelin Areas of Abundance
- Shrimp Areas of Abundance
- Turbot Areas of Abundance
Special Management
- Territorial Park
- Wildlife Areas of Significant Interest
- Caribou Protected Area
- National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuary
- Migratory Bird Sanctuary
- National Wildlife Area
Areas of Importance to Wildlife
- Proposed National Parks
- Ecological Sites
- Wetlands of International Importance
Mineral Exploration
- Base Metals
- Coal
- Diamonds
- Gemstones
- Gold
- Iron
- Nickel-copper PGEs
- Precious Metals
- Uranium
- Prospecting Permits
- Mineral Claims
Oil and Gas
- Development Well
- Delineation Well
- Exploratory Well
- Relief Well
- Service Well
- Others
- Production License
- Significant Discovery License
- No Oil and Gas Potential
Tourism
- Polar Bear
- Caribou
- Muskox
- Walrus
- Arctic Char
- Lake Trout
- Arctic Grayling
- Lodges
- Territorial Park
- National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuary
- Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Transportation
- Existing Roads
- Marine Transportation Route
- Proposed Road
- Proposed Railway
- Proposed Shipping Route
Drainage Basins
- Amundsen Gulf
- Back
- Baffin Island - Arctic Drainage
- Chesterfield Inlet
- Coppermine
- Coronation Gulf - Queen Maud Gulf
- Dubawnt
- Foxe Basin - Baffin Island
- Foxe Basin - Melville Peninsula
- Foxe Basin - Southampton Island
- Great Bear
- Gulf of Boothia
- Hudson Bay - Southampton Island
- Hudson Strait - Baffin and Southampton Islands
- Kazan
- Northern Arctic Islands
- Seal - Coast
- Southern Arctic Islands
- Thelon
- Western Hudson Bay - Central
- Western Hudson Bay - Northern
- Western Hudson Bay - Southern
