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GoosePoint, Île Bylot, Nunavut / GoosePoint, Bylot Island, Nunavut

GoosePoint, Île Bylot, Nunavut / GoosePoint, Bylot Island, Nunavut

Measurement site

Latitude
72.817
Longitude
-79.709
Altitude (m)
50

Site location

The area is located about 10 km SE of Camp-2, on the border of the nesting goose colony.

Site description

This area is characterized by a low-altitude plateau with some small rivers fed by melting snow. There are a few lakes, ponds and wetlands scattered on the plateau. Mesic habitat is abundant on hill slopes and on the plateau.