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Reid Bay

Coordinates: 66°57′N 62°02′W / 66.950°N 62.033°W / 66.950; -62.033 (Reid Bay)[1]
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Reid Bay
Reid Bay is located in Nunavut
Reid Bay
Reid Bay
LocationWestern Davis Strait
Coordinates66°57′N 62°02′W / 66.950°N 62.033°W / 66.950; -62.033 (Reid Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesArctic Ocean
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
SettlementsUninhabited

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

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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.[2]

Fauna

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The uninhabited bay area is a Canadian Important Bird Area (NU072),[2] 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.[3]

The former Reid Bay Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site has been renamed Akpait National Wildlife Area (66°53′42″N 61°45′18″W / 66.895°N 61.755°W / 66.895; -61.755 (Akpait National Wildlife Area)[2]), coinciding with its location at Akapit Fiord.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Reid Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Reid Bay (NU072)". Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Reid Bay, Eastern Baffin Island". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Akpait National Wildlife Area". Environment and Climate Change Canada. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.