Reid Bay

{{Short description|Bay in Nunavut, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox body of water |name= Reid Bay |image= |caption = |location= Western [[Davis Strait]] |coords= {{coord|66|57|N|62|02|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_scale:500000|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OANVE|Reid Bay|date=2 September 2024}}</ref>|display=inline, title |name=Reid Bay}} |rivers= |oceans= [[Arctic Ocean]] |pushpin_map=Canada Nunavut |countries= Canada |length= |width= |area= {{cvt|5|km2}} |cities= Uninhabited |references= }} '''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 {{cvt|800|m}} [[Height above mean sea level|above sea level]].<ref name=IBA/>

==Fauna== The uninhabited bay area is a Canadian [[Important Bird Area]] (NU072),<ref name=IBA>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibacanada.ca/mobile/site.jsp?siteID=NU072&lang=en |title=Reid Bay (NU072) |access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref> and [[International Biological Program]] site (Region 9, Site 7–9). Notable bird species include: [[black-legged kittiwake]], [[Bird colony|colonial]] [[water bird]]s / [[seabird]]s, [[glaucous gull]], [[Iceland gull]], [[northern fulmar]], and [[thick-billed murre]].<ref name="bsc">{{cite web |url=http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU072 |title=Reid Bay, Eastern Baffin Island |publisher=bsc-eoc.org |access-date=2009-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612102842/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=NU072 |archive-date=2011-06-12 }}</ref>

The former Reid Bay [[Key Habitat Site|Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site]] has been renamed [[Akpait National Wildlife Area]] ({{Coord|66.895|N|61.755|W|format=dms |type:landmark_scale:500000_region:CA-NU|notes=<ref name=IBA/>|name=Akpait National Wildlife Area}}), coinciding with its location at [[Akapit Fiord]].<ref name="ngps">{{cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-wildlife-areas/locations/akpait.html |title=Akpait National Wildlife Area |publisher=[[Environment and Climate Change Canada]] |access-date=2 September 2024 |date=19 May 2022 }}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bays of Baffin Island]] [[Category:Important Bird Areas of Qikiqtaaluk Region]] [[Category:Important Bird Areas of Arctic islands]] [[Category:Seabird colonies]]