The Ungava Peninsula (), officially
Fauna
The Ungava brown bear, an extinct population of the grizzly bear, is named after this peninsula. It is also home to the Ungava seal, a subspecies of the Harbor seal.
Climate
The climate is extremely cold (Dfc in the Köppen climate classification) because the Labrador Current keeps the region (and all of northern Québec) colder in the summer than other regions at comparable latitudes:
See also
- Akpatok Island
References
External links
- Ecological description of the Ungava Peninsula (in French)
- Watch the archival documentary Across Arctic Ungava