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Baffin coastal tundra
Sam Ford Fjord shoreline on the eastern side of the Remote Peninsula
1105. Baffin Coastal Tundra
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTundra
BordersDavis Highlands tundra
Bird speciesSnow bunting
Mammal speciesPolar bear, Arctic hare, Arctic fox, lemming, caribou
Geography
Area9,100 km2 (3,500 sq mi)
CountryCanada
ProvinceNunavut
Geologyrocky coast, fjords
Climate typeTundra (ET)
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact[1]
Habitat loss0%
Protected0%

The Baffin coastal tundra is a small ecoregion of the far north of North America, on the central north coast of Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. This is permafrost tundra with an average annual temperature below freezing.

  1. ^ "Baffin coastal tundra". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

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