75°43'N 098°40'W (75.71667,-98.66667)
Lead Investigator: Kathy Young

arctic wetlands

Polar Bear Pass straddles the middle of Bathurst Island, has an exceedingly low regional gradient of about 0.0004 (2 m elevation range in >5500 m), and is bordered by hills up to 240 m high. The basin covers approximately 100 km2, and an automatic weather station provides historic meteorological data. This wetland is occupied by tundra ponds and lakes of various dimensions as well as several minor but definable streams.