Reid Bay | |
---|---|
Location | Western Davis Strait |
Coordinates | 66°56′N 61°46′W / 66.93°N 61.77°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
Settlements | Uninhabited |
Reid Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Davis Strait off Baffin Island's Cumberland Sound.
Geography
[edit]The habitat is characterized by open sea, inlets, coastal marine features, coastal cliffs, rocky marine shores, scree, and boulders. Its coastal elevation rises up to 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.
Fauna
[edit]The uninhabited bay area is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU072), and International Biological Program site (Region 9, Site 7–9). Notable bird species include: black-legged kittiwake, colonial water birds/seabirds, glaucous gull, Iceland gull, northern fulmar, and thick-billed murre.[1]
The former Reid Bay Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site has been renamed Akpait (NU Site 28) (66°56′N 061°46′W / 66.933°N 61.767°W), coinciding with its location at Akapit Fiord.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reid Bay, Eastern Baffin Island". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ "Akpait" (PDF). ngps.nt.ca. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-05-05.[permanent dead link]