Reid Bay Explained

Reid Bay
Location:Western Davis Strait
Coords:66.93°N -61.77°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Countries:Canada
Area:5km2
Cities: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

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 800m (2,600feet) above sea level.

Fauna

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), coinciding with its location at Akapit Fiord.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reid Bay, Eastern Baffin Island . bsc-eoc.org . 2009-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612102842/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU072 . 2011-06-12 .
  2. Web site: Akpait . ngps.nt.ca . 6 . 2009-05-05 .