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Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), [5] in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada, the second-largest island in the Americas (behind ...
Clyde River (Syllabics: ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ, [7] Inuktitut: Kangiqtugaapik "nice little inlet" [8]) is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Baffin Island's Patricia Bay, off Kangiqtugaapik, [9] an arm of Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Baffin Mountains which in turn form part of the Arctic ...
Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island. [2] Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organizations, including Statistics Canada prior to the 2021 Canadian census, [3] use the older term Baffin Region.
Auyuittuq National Park is located on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island in Nunavut.The park is located within the Arctic Circle.The park covers 21,470 square kilometres (8,290 sq mi) [3] [note 1] and is located partially within the Penny Highlands and contains the 6,000 km 2 (2,300 sq mi) Penny Ice Cap.
The Brodeur Peninsula is an uninhabited headland on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the northwestern part of the island and is bounded by Prince Regent Inlet to the west, Lancaster Sound to the north, and Admiralty Inlet to the east.
The Remote Peninsula is a peninsula located on the eastern coast of Baffin Island. It is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Inuit settlement of Pond Inlet is 295 km (183 mi) to the northwest and Clyde River is 90 km (56 mi) to the southeast.
Arctic Bay (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, Ikpiarjuk "the pocket") is an Inuit hamlet located in the northern part of the Borden Peninsula on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arctic Bay is located in the Eastern Time Zone although it is quite close to the time zone boundary.
Kimmirut (Syllabics: ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ IPA:; known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.It is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula.