and indicate a reactivation of the northeastern margin of the Superior Province during a Paleoproterozoic tectono-metamorphic event, resulting from probable continental collision. (Madore, 2001). Pingualuit impact crater is located on the peninsula. Fauna The Ungava brown bear, an extinct population of the grizzly bear, is named after this peninsula. See also Akpatok Island References External links Ecological description of the Ungava Peninsula (in French) Watch the archival documentary Across Arctic Ungava Peninsulas of Quebec Landforms of Hudson Bay Landforms of Nord-du-Québec Geographic regions of Quebec