Cape Vera is an uninhabited headland on Devon Island, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Protruding off the island's northwestern Colin Archer Peninsula, it faces Jones Sound. Often, a polynya forms in the Cardigan Strait, a waterway that separates the cape from North Kent Island. Geography Cape Vera, approximately in size, with an elevation up to above sea level, is characterized by open sea, coastal cliffs, grassy to bare-rock cliff ledges, scree, and boulders. The rocky, marine shore, of limestone formation, is approximately in width. Fauna The cape is notable as a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU053), an International Biological Program site (Region 9, #2-11) and a Key Migratory Bird Terrestrial Habitat site. Notable bird species include the northern fulmar and common eider. Colonial seabirds are also attracted to this remote, High Arctic site. History Archeological sites have been found near the base of the cape. References Cape Vera at Atlas of Canada Peninsulas of Qikiqtaaluk Region Important Bird Areas of Qikiqtaaluk Region Important Bird Areas of Arctic islands Seabird colonies Vera