Mountain Passes of Qikiqtaaluk Region - Polar Bear Pass, Akshayuk Pass, Fortress Pass, Revoir Pass, Glacier Pass, Perfection Pass, Kingnait Pass (Paperback)

Chapters: Polar Bear Pass, Akshayuk Pass, Fortress Pass, Revoir Pass, Glacier Pass, Perfection Pass, Kingnait Pass, Pioneer Pass, Singeyer Pass, Cockscomb Pass, Eureka Pass, Eskimo Pass, Ayr Pass, Yelverton Pass, Sverdrup Pass, Van Hauen Pass, Strand Fiord Pass, Piper Pass. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Polar Bear Pass is a 262,400 hectare wetland and mountain pass on Bathurst Island within Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. The pass is on federal Crown land. The wetland exists within a tundra desert in the high Arctic. It is a staging area for migratory birds, as well as a breeding area for numerous bird species. The large insect population is an ample food source for these birds. Various water features are located throughout the site, including lakes, tundra ponds and meadows. Vegetation consists primarily of "grasses, sedges, mosses and lichens," as well as a diversity of flowering plants. An ecological research station is located on the site. Various studies have been conducted in the area, including those on the endangered Peary Caribou by the Canadian Wildlife Service. Currently, the territorial government is funding studies on muskoxen and caribou in the region. Its name is derived from the polar bears that migrate through the region between March and November each year. Polar Bear Pass is an International Biological Program site. It was designated a Ramsar site on May 24, 1982. Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area received its designation in 1985. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=15449981