Reid Bay

Bay in Nunavut, Canada

66°57′N 62°02′W / 66.950°N 62.033°W / 66.950; -62.033 (Reid Bay)^[1]Ocean/sea sourcesArctic OceanBasin countriesCanadaSurface 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

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

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

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