Milne Inlet

Milne Inlet, is a shallow inlet, 80 km in length and 30 km at its mouth, located across from Bylot Island on the other side of Eclipse Sound. It is shallow, has high tides, and strong winds. In August 2019, the Government of Canada and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) announced the signing of an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA), required for final establishment of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area. ==Mary River Mine==

Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, which owns the Mary River iron ore mine— from Milne Inlet, began to develop a harbour infrastructure in Milne Inlet in the 2000s. Before the inlet froze in 2018 alone, the mining company had made 71 trips from Milne Inlet to its European markets and elsewhere carrying an "average 71,750 tonnes of iron ore each". The open waters of Baffin Bay—which leads to the northern Atlantic Ocean—can only be reached from Baffinland's Milne Inlet mining port through a -long channel between Bylot Island and Baffin Island. All the waters surrounding Bylot Island and the island itself, are part of the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area and the area is considered to be "exceptionally rich in high concentrations of terrestrial and marine wildlife." It is a region of "ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, mountains, sand and sandstone hoodoos, pingos, and the "most diverse and largest avian communities in the Arctic." Its marine mammal population includes narwhal and beluga whales, as well as seal, walrus and polar bear. In October 2019, There are two small islands in Milne Inlet—Ragged Island—which is located at the inlet's opening, and Stephens Island, which is located further within. ==References==