What do you know about Baffin Island?
Baffin Island
The Canadian Arctic includes some of the largest islands in the world
The largest of these frozen islands is Baffin Island. Baffin Island Largely unknown to the outside world despite being huge
One can see some of the best scenery in the High Arctic
And also some of the best ways of life of the Inuit people, where one can see traditions and lifestyles from ancient times.
The most popular way to explore Baffin Island and the rest of the High Arctic is with an Arctic Cruise.
Arctic cruises are the most popular (and easiest) way to visit the island; Not the only way. But there are other adventure tours to choose from to discover Baffin Island.
Baffin Island – Canada's giant Arctic island
Baffin Island is part of the Canadian territory of Nunavut and is the fifth largest island in the world.
The area of the island is 507451 square kilometers or 195928 square miles.
It is huge – larger than Spain and much larger than California (although smaller than Texas).
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Polar bears and glacier tour on Baffin Island
Explore Baffin Island on Baffin Island's 7-day Adventure Polar Bear & Glacier Tour.
The tour trips just outside Auyuittuq National Park on the southeastern part of the glacier-covered island.
The tour stays at an arctic safari-style camp.
On the tour guests search for bowhead whales, stay at a safari camp, visit Owetok National Park, and visit ancient Thule dwelling sites.
Size: 507451 square kilometers or 195928 square miles
Baffin Island is almost devoid of human life, with a population of about 13000 and about 7500 of them living in the main settlement of Iqaluit.
About three-quarters of the population are indigenous Inuit.
Baffin Island is separated from Greenland by the Davis Strait and from mainland Canada by the Hudson Strait.
On Baffin Island, prehistoric ice sheets likely grew and covered most of Canada 18000 years ago. The last of the ice did not disappear until about 1500 years ago.
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The island is home to cold-loving wildlife. Baffin Bay is the wintering ground for narwhals, walruses, belugas, and bowhead whales. Millions of birds nest on the island
Such as murres, kittiyos, and fulmars. Mammals found on the island include arctic fox, ibex, polar bears, arctic hare, and more.
Baffin Island is home to much of the wildlife that one can see in Canada's High Arctic.
