The breeding population for the central Arctic was estimated at about 37 000 and the primary nesting areas were identified as southeastern Dolphin and Union Strait, outer Bathurst Inlet, Melville Sound, Elu Inlet and central Queen Maud Gulf (L.
La population reproductrice du centre de l'Arctique est estimÃ©e Ã environ 37 000 oiseaux, et les principales aires de nidification sont le sud-est du dÃ©troit de Dolphin and Union, la pÃ©riphÃ©rie de l'inlet Bathurst, le dÃ©troit de Melville, Elu Inlet et le centre du golfe Reine-Maud (L.