Reid Bay

Waterway in Canada

66°56′N 61°46′W / 66.93°N 61.77°W / 66.93; -61.77 (Reid Bay)Basin 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.

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) (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

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