User:Auric/Markham Bay (Baffin Island)
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Markham Bay is a bay in southern Baffin Island, on the Meta Incognita Peninsula. Amadjuak is located near the bay.
Birds[edit]
Many Common eider and Iceland gull (kumlieni subspecies) nest in the area, including 7% of Canada’s North Atlantic eider, a subspecies of Common eider.[1]
Minerals[edit]
Mineral exploration activity for gold and gemstones is being performed just east of Markham Bay.[1]
Islands[edit]
More than 20 small islands exist in the bay.
MacDonald Island[edit]
Located at 63°40′21″N 72°36′42″W / 63.672413°N 72.611580°W
Diopside crystals of an olive-green colour and 3 inches in size have been found there, as well as crystals of white Scapolite up to 5 inches in diameter.[2]
Garnet Island[edit]
A small island, located at 63°45′N 72°30′W / 63.750°N 72.500°W. Has gem quality garnet and cordierite.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Environment and Climate Change Canada - Nature - Qikiqtaaluk Region". ec.gc.ca. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Sabia, Ann P (1970). Rock and Mineral Collecting in Canada Volume I (reprint ed.). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. pp. 26–7.
- ^ Rock and Mineral Collecting in Canada Volume I, p. 27
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