Reid Bay

Summary

Reid Bay is an Arctic waterway in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Davis Strait off Baffin Island's Cumberland Sound.

Reid Bay
Reid Bay is located in Nunavut
Reid Bay
Reid Bay
LocationWestern Davis Strait
Coordinates66°56′N 61°46′W / 66.93°N 61.77°W / 66.93; -61.77 (Reid Bay)
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
SettlementsUninhabited

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 / 66.933; -61.767 (Akpait - NU Site 28 (Reid Bay))), coinciding with its location at Akapit Fiord.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Reid Bay, Eastern Baffin Island". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  2. ^ "Akpait" (PDF). ngps.nt.ca. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-05-05.[permanent dead link]