Davis Highlands tundra | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Neoarctic |
Biome | Tundra |
Borders | |
Geography | |
Area | 88,084 km2 (34,009 sq mi) |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Coordinates | 70°15′N 70°45′W / 70.25°N 70.75°W |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Relatively Stable/Intact[1] |
The Davis Highlands tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: NA1109) covers the Baffin Mountains on the northeast coast of Baffin Island and Bylot Island, facing Baffin Bay in Nunavut, northern Canada. The terrain is extremely rugged, heavily glaciated, with many deep fjords, and very cold.[1][2][3][4] About half of the territory is moss and lichen tundra, the other half bare rock and ice. The region is wetter than the much drier regions to the southwest of the Baffin Islands.