Lead Investigator: Kathy Young
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.