ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ Clyde River

Geography

It is located on a flood plain, surrounded by fjords that stretch all the way into the Barnes Ice Cap. The mountains, icebergs and glaciers in the Clyde River area attract rock and ice climbers from around the world. There is also a multitude of animals to be seen, including barren-ground caribou, narwhals, polar bears and other sea mammals. The proposed "Igaliqtuuq National Wildlife Area", which would be a protected bowhead whale sanctuary, is located in Isabella Bay. Clyde River is home to Piqqusilirivvik, Nunavut's Inuit Cultural Learning Centre. Piqqusilirivvik opened its doors May 2011. Clyde River has a tundra climate (ET) with short but cool summers and long cold winters.

Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4
• Glaucous Gull

  Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767 · Aves
  2
• Snow Bunting

  Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2
• Semipalmated Plover

  Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 · Aves
  1
• Semipalmated Sandpiper

  Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1
• Whimbrel

  Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1
• Lapland Longspur

  Calcarius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2009-07-21
  21 km NE of Clyde River, Canada