Baffin Island(formerlyBaffin Land),[5]in theCanadian territoryofNunavut,is thelargest island in Canada,the second-largest island in the Americas (behindGreenland), and thefifth-largest island in the world.Its area is 507,451 km2(195,928 sq mi) with a population density of 0.03/km2;the population was 13,039 according to the2021 Canadian census;[2]and it is located at68°N70°W/ 68°N 70°W[1].It also contains the city ofIqaluit(with a population of around 7,000), which is the capital of Nunavut.
Native name: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ(Qikiqtaaluk) | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
  Baffin Island  Baffin Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 68°N70°W/ 68°N 70°W[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 507,451 km2(195,928 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5th |
| Highest elevation | 2,147 m (7044 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Odin |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Largest settlement | Iqaluit(pop. 7,429[2]) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 13,039[2][3](2021) |
| Pop. density | 0.03/km2(0.08/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit(72.7%), non-Aboriginal (25.3%),First Nations(0.7%),Métis(0.5%)[4] |
Name
editTheInuktitutname for the island isQikiqtaaluk,[6]which means "very big island" (qikiqtaq"island" +-aluk"very big" ) and inInuktitut syllabicsis written asᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ.This name is used for the administrative region the island is part of (Qikiqtaaluk Region), as well as in multiple places in Nunavut and theNorthwest Territories,[7]such as some smaller islands:QikiqtaalukinBaffin BayandQikiqtaalukinFoxe Basin.Norse explorers referred to it asHelluland( "stone land" ).[8]In 1576, English seamanMartin Frobishermade landfall on the island, naming it "Queen Elizabeth's Foreland" andFrobisher Bayis named after him.[9]The island is named after English explorerWilliam Baffin,who, in 1616,[10]came across the island while trying to discover theNorthwest Passage.[11]It was also formerly known asJames Island.[12]
Geography
edit
Iqaluit,the capital of Nunavut, is located on the southeastern coast. Until 1987, the town was called Frobisher Bay, after the English name forFrobisher Bayon which it is located, named forMartin Frobisher.That year the community voted to restore theInuktitutname.[13]
To the south liesHudson Strait,separating Baffin Island from mainlandQuebec.[14]South of the western end of the island is theFury and Hecla Strait,[15]which separates the island from theMelville Peninsula[16]on the mainland. To the east areDavis Strait[17]andBaffin Bay,[18]with Greenland beyond.[14]TheFoxe Basin,[19]theGulf of Boothia[20]andLancaster Sound[21]separate Baffin Island from the rest of theArctic Archipelagoto the west and north.
TheBaffin Mountainsrun along the northeastern coast of the island and are a part of theArctic Cordillera.The highest peak isMount Odin,with an elevation of at least 2,143 m (7,031 ft), although some sources say 2,147 m (7,044 ft).[22][23]Another peak of note isMount Asgard,located inAuyuittuq National Park,with an elevation of 2,011 m (6,598 ft).Mount Thor,with an elevation of 1,675 m (5,495 ft), is said to have thegreatest purely vertical drop(a sheer cliff face) of any mountain on Earth, at 1,250 m (4,100 ft).[24]
The two largest lakes on the island lie in the south-central part of the island:Nettilling Lake(5,542 km2;2,140 sq mi) andAmadjuak Lake(3,115 km2;1,203 sq mi) further south.[25][26][27]
History
editBaffin Island has been inhabited for over 3,000 years, first by thepre-Dorset,followed by theDorset,and then by theThule people,ancestors of theInuit,who have lived on the island for the last thousand years.[28][29]The Thule people genetically and culturally completely replaced the Dorset people some time after 1300 CE.[30]In about 986, Erik Thorvaldsson, known asErik the Red,[31]formed three settlements near the southwestern tip of Greenland.[32]In late 985 or 986,Bjarni Herjólfsson,sailing from Iceland to Greenland, was blown off course and sighted land southwest of Greenland. Bjarni appears to be the first European to see Baffin Island, and the first European to see North America beyond Greenland.[31]It was about 15 years later that theNorse Greenlanders,led byLeif Erikson,a son of Erik the Red, started exploring new areas around the year 1000.[31]Baffin Island is thought to beHelluland,and the archaeological site atTanfield Valleyis thought to have been a trading post.[33][34]TheSaga of Erik the Red,1880 translation into English by J. Sephton from the original IcelandicEiríks saga rauða:
They sailed away from land; then to the Vestribygd and to Bjarneyjar (the Bear Islands). Thence they sailed away from Bjarneyjar with northerly winds. They were out at sea two half-days. Then they came to land, and rowed along it in boats, and explored it, and found there flat stones, many and so great that two men might well lie on them stretched on their backs with heel to heel. Polar-foxes were there in abundance. This land they gave name to, and called it Helluland (stone-land).[33]
In September 2008, theNunatsiaq News,a weekly newspaper, reported thatPatricia Sutherland,who worked at theCanadian Museum of Civilization,had foundarchaeologicalremains ofyarnandcordage[string],rat droppings,tally sticks,a carved wooden Dorset cultureface maskdepictingCaucasianfeatures, and possible architectural remains, which indicated that European traders and possibly settlers had been on Baffin Island not later than 1000 CE.[8]What the source of thisOld Worldcontact may have been is unclear and controversial;[29][35][36][37][38]the newspaper article states:
Dating of some yarn and other artifacts, presumed to be left byVikingson Baffin Island, have produced an age that predates the Vikings by several hundred years. So, as Sutherland said, if you believe that spinning was not an indigenous technique that was used in Arctic North America, then you have to consider the possibility that as "remote as it may seem," these finds may represent evidence of contact with Europeans prior to the Vikings' arrival in Greenland.[8]
Sutherland's research eventually led to a 2012 announcement thatwhetstoneshad been found with remnants of alloys indicative of Viking presence.[39]In 2018, Michele Hayeur Smith ofBrown University,who specialises in the study ofancient textiles,wrote that she does not think the ancient Arctic people, the Dorset and Thule, needed to be taught how to spin yarn: "It's a pretty intuitive thing to do."[29]
...the date received on Sample 4440b fromNanookclearly indicates that sinew was being spun and plied at least as early, if not earlier, than yarn at this site. We feel that the most parsimonious explanation of this data is that the practice of spinning hair and wool into plied yarn most likely developed naturally within this context of complex, indigenous, Arctic fiber technologies, and not through contact with European textile producers. [...] Our investigations indicate thatPaleoeskimo(Dorset) communities on Baffin Island spun threads from the hair and also from the sinews of native terrestrial grazing animals, most likelymusk oxandarctic hare,throughout the Middle Dorset period and for at least a millennium before there is any reasonable evidence of European activity in the islands of the North Atlantic or in the North American Arctic.
— Journal of Archaeological Science,August 2018[37]
A long-running debate disputes whether the Vikings taught indigenous peoples in the Canadian Arctic how to spin yarn when the invaders arrived in the region around 1,000 years ago. The team found that some of the spun yarn dates back at least 2,000 years, long before the Vikings arrived in the area. This shows that the indigenous peoples in the Canadian Arctic developed yarn-spinning technologies without any help from the Vikings, the scientists said.
— Live Science,October 16, 2018[38]
William W. Fitzhugh,Director of the Arctic Studies Center at theSmithsonian Institution,and a Senior Scientist at theNational Museum of Natural History,wrote that there is insufficient published evidence to support Sutherland's claims, and that the Dorset were using spun cordage by the 6th century.[40]In 1992,Elizabeth Wayland Barberwrote that a piece ofthree-plyyarn that dates to thePaleolithicera, that ended about 10,000 BP, was found at theLascauxcaves in France. This yarn consisted of three s-twist strands that were z-plied, much like the way a three-ply yarn is made now, the Baffin Island yarn was a simple two-ply yarn.[36]The eight sod buildings and artifacts found in the 1960s atL'Anse aux Meadows,located on the northern tip ofNewfoundland Island,remains the only confirmed Norse site in North America outside of those found in Greenland.[41]
Administration
editBaffin Island is part of theQikiqtaaluk Region.
Demographics
edit
![Arctic Bay[42]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Western_Canada_Map_Assets_Hamlet.svg/6px-Western_Canada_Map_Assets_Hamlet.svg.png){kind=small}
![Iqaluit[44]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Western_Canada_Map_Assets_City.svg/12px-Western_Canada_Map_Assets_City.svg.png){kind=small}
![Nanisivik[48]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Western_Canada_Map_Assets_Village.svg/6px-Western_Canada_Map_Assets_Village.svg.png){kind=small}
The population of Baffin Island at the2021 Canadian censuswas 13,039[2]giving a population density of0.03/km2(0.07/sq mi). The population accounts for 67.37 per cent of the 19,355 people in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, 56.51 per cent of the population of theArctic Archipelago,and 35.38 per cent of the population of Nunavut.[2][49][50]
As of the2016 Canadian censusthe majority, 74.06 per cent, wereIndigenous peoplesand 25.83 per cent were non-Indigenous. This compares to 88.85 per cent and 14.12 per cent Indigenous and non-Indigenous people for Nunavut as a whole. This lower percentage of Indigenous peoples on Baffin Island results from Iqaluit being 59.29 per cent Indigenous and 40.65 per cent non-Indigenous. Of the total population 72.17 per cent areInuit,0.92 per cent areFirst Nations,and 0.73 per cent areMétis.Except for a few First Nations people in Arctic Bay all non-Inuit Indigenous peoples live in Iqaluit.[51][52][53][54][55][56][57]
| City or hamlet | 2021[2] | 2016[58] | 2011[58] | 2006[59] | 2001[59] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay | 944 | 868 | 823 | 690 | 646 |
| Clyde River | 1,181 | 1,053 | 934 | 820 | 785 |
| Iqaluit | 7,429 | 7,740 | 6,699 | 6,184 | 5,236 |
| Kimmirut | 426 | 389 | 455 | 411 | 433 |
| Nanisivik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Pangnirtung | 1,504 | 1,481 | 1,425 | 1,325 | 1,276 |
| Pond Inlet | 1,555 | 1,617 | 1,549 | 1,315 | 1,220 |
The hamlets of Kinngait (population: 1,396[2]) and Qikiqtarjuaq (population: 593[2]) do not lie on Baffin Island proper. Kinngait is situated onDorset Island,which is located a few kilometres from the south eastern tip of theFoxe Peninsula.Similarly, Qikiqtarjuaq is situated onBroughton Island,which is located near the northern coast of theCumberland Peninsula.
TheMary River Mine,an iron ore mine with an estimated 21-year life, atMary River,may include building a railway and a port to transport the ore.[60]This may create a temporary mining community there.
Wildlife
edit
Baffin Island is home to theDewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuaryand theBowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary, named forJ. Dewey Soper,is located on the western side of Baffin Island fromBowman Bayto theKoukdjuak River.It is an 8,159 km2(3,150 sq mi) area that was classified awetland of international importancevia theRamsar Conventionon May 24, 1982. It is home of the world's largest goose colony and supports a large number ofbarren-ground caribou.[61]
The Bowman Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is also located on the western side of Baffin Island near Bowman Bay in theGreat Plain of the Koukdjuak.It is 1,079 km2(417 sq mi) and is classified asCategory IV(Habitat/Species Management Area) under theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature.[62][63]
Baffin Island has both year-round and summer visitor wildlife. On land, examples of year-round wildlife arebarren-ground caribou,[64]polar bear,[65]Arctic fox,red fox,Arctic hare,lemming,andBaffin Island wolf.[66]
Barren-ground caribou herds migrate in a limited range from northern Baffin Island down to the southern part in winter, even to the Frobisher Bay peninsula, next toResolution Island,then migrating back north in the summer.[64]In 2012, a survey ofcaribouherds found that the local population was only about 5,000, a decrease of as much as 95% from the 1990s.[67]
Arctic hares are found throughout Baffin Island. Their fur is pure white in winter and moults to a scruffy dark grey in summer. Arctic hares and lemmings are an important food source for Arctic and red foxes and Arctic wolves.[68][69][70]
Lemmings are also found throughout the island and are a major food source for foxes, wolves and thesnowy owl.In the winter, lemmings dig complicated tunnel systems through the snow drifts to get to their food supply of dry grasses andlichens.[71]
Predators
editPolar bears can be found all along the coast of Baffin Island but are most prevalent where thesea icetakes the form ofpack ice,where their major food sources—ringed seals(jar seal) andbearded seals—live. Polar bears mate approximately every year, bearing one to three cubs around March. Female polar bears may travel 10–20 km (6.2–12.4 mi) inland to find a large snow bank where they dig adenin which to spend the winter and later give birth. The polar bear population here is one of 19 genetically distinctdemesof thecircumpolar region.[72]
Red foxes can be found predominantly in the southernmost areas of Baffin Island, away from the harshest of winter weather, though some individuals may forage and explore elsewhere. The Arctic foxes can usually be found where polar bears venture on thefast iceclose to land in their search for seals. Arctic foxes are scavengers and often follow polar bears to get their leavings. They also are known to take ground-nesting birds and their eggs and chicks, such as ducks, geese, ptarmigan, seagulls, shorebirds and even snowy owls, on occasion. On Baffin Island, Arctic foxes are sometimes trapped byInuit,but there is no longer a robustfur industry.[73]
TheArctic wolfand theBaffin Island wolf,agrey wolfsubspecies, are also year-round residents of Baffin Island. Unlike the grey wolf in southern climes, Arctic wolves often have smaller social networks, due to the barren landscape and minimal resources, thus resulting in unique hierarchies when compared with wolves found further south. For example, Arctic wolves often do not hunt in packs, although a male-female pair may hunt together.
Birds
editNesting birds are summer land visitors to Baffin Island. Baffin Island is one of the major nesting destinations from the Eastern and Mid-West flyways for many species ofmigrating birds.Waterfowlincludeeiders,Canada goose,snow goose,cackling goose,andbrant goose(brent goose). Shore birds include thephalarope,variouswaders(commonly calledsandpipers),murresincludingBrünnich's guillemot,andplovers.Gullspecies also nest on Baffin Island and they includeSabine's gull,[74]glaucous gull,herring gullandivory gull.[75][76]
Long-range travellers include theArctic tern,which migrates fromAntarcticaevery spring. The varieties ofwater birdsthat nest here includecoots,loons,mallards,and many other duck species.[76]
Marine mammals
editIn the water (and under the ice), the main year-round species is theringed sealsubspecies, theArctic ringed seal.It lives offshore within 8 km (5.0 mi) of land. In winter, it makes a number of breathing holes in the ice, up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) thick. It visits each one often to keep the hole open and free from ice. In March, when a female is ready to whelp, she will enlarge one of the breathing holes that has snow over it, creating a small "igloo"where she whelps one or two pups. Within three weeks the pups are in the water and swimming. In summer, some ringed seals keep to a narrow territory about 3 km (1.9 mi) along the shoreline but may move out into the open water. In the spring they spend more time on the surface of the ice.[77]
Summer visitors
editWater species that visit Baffin Island in the summer are:
Harp seals(or saddle-backed seals), which migrate from major breeding grounds off the coast ofLabradorand the southeast coast of Greenland to Baffin Island for the summer.[78]Migrating at speeds of 15–20 km/h (9.3–12.4 mph), they all come up to breathe at the same time, then dive and swim up to 1–2 km (0.62–1.24 mi) before surfacing again. They migrate in large pods consisting of a hundred or more seals to within 1–8 km (0.62–4.97 mi) of the shoreline, which they then follow, feeding oncrustaceansand fish.[79]
Walruses,which do not migrate far off land in the winter. They merely follow thefast ice,or ice that is solidly attached to land, and stay ahead of it as the ice hardens further and further out to sea. As winter progresses, they will always remain where there is open water free of ice. When the ice melts, they move in to land and can be found basking on rocks close to shore. One of the largest walrus herds can be found in the Foxe Basin on the western side of Baffin Island.[80]
Belugaor whitewhalesmigrate along the coast of Baffin Island; some head north to the feeding grounds in theDavis Straitbetween Greenland and Baffin Island, or into the Hudson Strait or any of the bays and estuaries in between. Usually travelling in pods of two or more, they can often be found very close to shore (100 m [330 ft] or less). They come up to breathe every 30 seconds or so as they make their way along the coastline eating crustaceans.
Narwhals,which are known for the males' long, spiralling single tusk, can also be found along the coast of Baffin Island in the summer. Much like their beluga cousins, they may be found in pairs or even in a large pod of ten or more males, females and newborns. They also can be often found close to the shoreline, gracefully pointing their tusks skyward as they come up for air.
The largest summer visitor to Baffin Island is thebowhead whale.Found throughout theArcticrange, one group of bowhead whales is known to migrate to the Foxe Basin, a bay on the western side of Baffin Island.
Climate
edit
Baffin Island lies in the path of a generally northerly airflow all year round, so, like much of northeastern Canada, it has an extremely cold climate. This brings very long, cold winters and foggy, cloudy summers, which have helped to add to the remoteness of the island. Spring thaw arrives much later than normal for a position straddling theArctic Circle:around early June at Iqaluit in the south-east but around early- to mid-July on the north coast where glaciers run right down to sea level. Snow, even heavy snow, can occur at any time of the year, although it is least likely in July and early August. Average annual temperatures at Iqaluit are around −9.5 °C (14.9 °F), compared with around 5 °C (41 °F) inReykjavík,[maps 1]which is at a similar latitude.[81]
Sea ice surrounds the island for most of the year and only disappears completely from the north coast for short, unpredictable periods from mid- to late June until the end of September.[82]
Most of Baffin Island lies north of theArctic Circle—all communities from Pangnirtung northwards havepolar nightin winter andmidnight sunin summer. The eastern community of Clyde River hastwilightinstead of night from April 26 until May 13, continuous sunlight for 21⁄2months from May 14 to July 28, then twilight instead of night from July 29 until August 16. This gives the community just over 31⁄2months without true night. In the winter, the sun sets on November 22 and does not rise again until January 19 of the next year.Pond Inlethas civil twilight from December 16 to December 26. However, there is twilight for at least 4 hours per day, unlike places such asEureka.[83]
Like most of Nunavut and theCanadian Arctic,Baffin Island has atundra climate(Köppen climate classificationET), although the highest ice caps have anice cap climate(EF). The sea is frozen for most of the year, and only a few months are above freezing. There can beseasonal lagin spring.
TheBarnes Ice Cap,in the middle of the island, has been retreating since at least the early 1960s, when the Geographical Branch of the thenDepartment of Mines and Technical Surveyssent a three-man survey team to the area to measureisostatic reboundand cross-valley features of the Isortoq River.[84]Although in the 1970s parts of Baffin Island failed to have the usual ice-free period in the summer.[85]
Climate tables from south to north
| Climate data for Iqaluit (Iqaluit Airport) WMO ID:71909; coordinates63°45′N68°33′W/ 63.750°N 68.550°W;elevation: 33.5 m (110 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1946–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record highhumidex | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 21.7 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 18.8 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 27.8 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
26.8 (80.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −26.0 (−14.8) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −29.9 (−21.8) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.0 (−49.0) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
−44.7 (−48.5) |
−34.2 (−29.6) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
−36.2 (−33.2) |
−43.4 (−46.1) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
| Record lowwind chill | −65.4 | −65.6 | −62.1 | −53.1 | −36.0 | −18.8 | −7.2 | −8.6 | −18.6 | −42.9 | −56.8 | −60.1 | −65.6 |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 16.3 (0.64) |
14.0 (0.55) |
21.4 (0.84) |
22.7 (0.89) |
21.0 (0.83) |
48.7 (1.92) |
39.8 (1.57) |
61.7 (2.43) |
50.8 (2.00) |
30.2 (1.19) |
18.5 (0.73) |
16.2 (0.64) |
361.2 (14.22) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.4 (0.02) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.3 (0.13) |
46.1 (1.81) |
44.4 (1.75) |
65.5 (2.58) |
43.9 (1.73) |
12.3 (0.48) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
216.6 (8.53) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 19.4 (7.6) |
15.1 (5.9) |
20.6 (8.1) |
23.8 (9.4) |
23.0 (9.1) |
3.8 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
8.5 (3.3) |
21.1 (8.3) |
25.9 (10.2) |
28.8 (11.3) |
190.0 (74.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 12.1 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 151.5 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 0.24 | 0.0 | 57.7 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 86.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%)(at 3pm) | 68.1 | 67.6 | 68.9 | 74.6 | 77.3 | 74.6 | 72.9 | 73.5 | 75.2 | 78.7 | 78.4 | 74.3 | 73.7 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 32.4 | 94.0 | 172.2 | 216.5 | 180.5 | 200.2 | 236.8 | 156.8 | 87.9 | 51.4 | 35.6 | 12.6 | 1,476.8 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 18.5 | 39.0 | 47.4 | 48.2 | 31.9 | 32.5 | 39.3 | 31.0 | 22.4 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 8.9 | 29.5 |
| Averageultraviolet index | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Source 1:Environment and Climate Change Canada[86](Bright Sunshine 1981–2010)[87] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather Atlas[88] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Clyde River (Clyde River Airport) WMO ID:71090; coordinates70°29′10″N68°31′00″W/ 70.48611°N 68.51667°W;elevation: 26.5 m (87 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1933–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record highhumidex | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 16.1 | 23.6 | 20.7 | 14.4 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 23.6 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −24.2 (−11.6) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−22.0 (−7.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −28.0 (−18.4) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.8 (−25.2) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−31.2 (−24.2) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.2 (−58.4) |
−50.1 (−58.2) |
−47.8 (−54.0) |
−41.1 (−42.0) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−45.0 (−49.0) |
−50.2 (−58.4) |
| Record lowwind chill | −59.5 | −62.4 | −58.1 | −48.9 | −34.4 | −20.0 | −10.5 | −9.5 | −21.2 | −36.4 | −46.7 | −55.3 | −62.4 |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 10.4 (0.41) |
8.1 (0.32) |
11.9 (0.47) |
10.9 (0.43) |
15.0 (0.59) |
20.3 (0.80) |
25.0 (0.98) |
28.7 (1.13) |
37.9 (1.49) |
30.0 (1.18) |
18.4 (0.72) |
15.4 (0.61) |
231.9 (9.13) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
5.6 (0.22) |
14.5 (0.57) |
32.2 (1.27) |
10.2 (0.40) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
63.3 (2.49) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 10.6 (4.2) |
8.7 (3.4) |
8.4 (3.3) |
12.7 (5.0) |
16.5 (6.5) |
12.5 (4.9) |
6.6 (2.6) |
5.2 (2.0) |
27.7 (10.9) |
40.4 (15.9) |
28.2 (11.1) |
17.2 (6.8) |
194.7 (76.7) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 122.3 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 21.8 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 100.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%)(at 1500 LST) | 68.3 | 66.7 | 67.6 | 74.4 | 83.0 | 84.5 | 79.3 | 80.4 | 81.0 | 82.8 | 78.5 | 71.7 | 76.5 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 0.0 | 56.1 | 175.6 | 253.3 | 264.1 | 273.4 | 279.0 | 161.6 | 83.9 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,592.5 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 0.0 | 28.6 | 48.8 | 51.8 | 37.9 | 38.0 | 37.6 | 28.0 | 20.7 | 16.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 34.2 |
| Source:Environment and Climate Change Canada[89](rain/rain days, snow/snow days, sun 1981–2010)[90] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Pond Inlet (Pond Inlet Airport) WMO ID:71095; coordinates72°41′22″N77°58′08″W/ 72.68944°N 77.96889°W;elevation: 61.6 m (202 ft); 1981–2010 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record highhumidex | 3.6 | −4.0 | −0.8 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 18.9 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 1.2 | −0.5 | 22.0 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −33.4 (−28.1) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −36.7 (−34.1) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
−31.8 (−25.2) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.8 (−57.6) |
−53.9 (−65.0) |
−49.0 (−56.2) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−42.0 (−43.6) |
−45.5 (−49.9) |
−53.9 (−65.0) |
| Record lowwind chill | −64.8 | −68.5 | −60.3 | −51.4 | −36.2 | −20.7 | −6.7 | −17.8 | −25.0 | −42.0 | −51.6 | −58.6 | −68.5 |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 4.8 (0.19) |
3.8 (0.15) |
6.6 (0.26) |
10.5 (0.41) |
9.4 (0.37) |
15.6 (0.61) |
32.0 (1.26) |
38.8 (1.53) |
19.9 (0.78) |
25.1 (0.99) |
13.7 (0.54) |
8.9 (0.35) |
189.0 (7.44) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
12.1 (0.48) |
31.5 (1.24) |
35.9 (1.41) |
9.8 (0.39) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.0 (0.0) |
91.0 (3.58) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 5.8 (2.3) |
5.0 (2.0) |
8.6 (3.4) |
12.7 (5.0) |
14.3 (5.6) |
4.4 (1.7) |
0.4 (0.2) |
2.8 (1.1) |
13.7 (5.4) |
33.8 (13.3) |
17.9 (7.0) |
12.6 (5.0) |
131.9 (51.9) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 86.7 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.5 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 4.6 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 63.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 65.3 | 65.3 | 65.0 | 70.4 | 78.1 | 75.8 | 71.6 | 75.1 | 77.0 | 80.3 | 72.5 | 67.6 | 72.0 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 0.0 | 0.0 | 177.0 | 301.7 | 353.7 | 330.4 | 359.6 | 192.1 | 90.2 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1,844 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.5 | 59.0 | 48.4 | 45.9 | 48.3 | 30.7 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.8 |
| Source:Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals 1981–2010[91] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Nanisivik (Nanisivik Airport) Climate ID: 2402730; coordinates72°59′N84°37′W/ 72.983°N 84.617°W;elevation: 641.9 m (2,106 ft); 1981–2010 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record highhumidex | −3.0 | 1.2 | −2.2 | −1.2 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 9.0 | 1.2 | −6.3 | −1.3 | 18.4 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −29.6 (−21.3) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −32.4 (−26.3) |
−32.3 (−26.1) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−24.9 (−12.8) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.5 (−55.3) |
−53.0 (−63.4) |
−47.5 (−53.5) |
−42.0 (−43.6) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
−45.5 (−49.9) |
−53.0 (−63.4) |
| Record lowwind chill | −62.9 | −72.3 | −67.0 | −54.8 | −39.4 | −24.9 | −12.8 | −21.0 | −30.3 | −50.0 | −53.5 | −60.6 | −72.3 |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 5.4 (0.21) |
5.1 (0.20) |
8.4 (0.33) |
10.9 (0.43) |
24.0 (0.94) |
25.2 (0.99) |
45.7 (1.80) |
45.0 (1.77) |
38.4 (1.51) |
37.4 (1.47) |
18.1 (0.71) |
7.3 (0.29) |
270.9 (10.67) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
6.7 (0.26) |
37.0 (1.46) |
29.2 (1.15) |
4.4 (0.17) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
77.3 (3.04) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 5.4 (2.1) |
5.2 (2.0) |
8.4 (3.3) |
11.2 (4.4) |
24.0 (9.4) |
17.7 (7.0) |
8.5 (3.3) |
15.0 (5.9) |
32.3 (12.7) |
38.2 (15.0) |
17.9 (7.0) |
7.5 (3.0) |
191.3 (75.3) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 106.5 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.3 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 87.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 64.1 | 65.0 | 66.6 | 71.2 | 81.3 | 80.7 | 75.6 | 84.9 | 88.6 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 68.7 | 75.8 |
| Source:Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals 1981–2010[92] | |||||||||||||
Economic resources
editTheHall Peninsulaof southern Baffin Island includes theChidliak Kimberlite Province,which had been found to includekimberlite pipesofdiamond-bearingkimberlite.[93]
TheMary River iron ore minebegan operating in 2015, and shipped 4.2 million tonnes of iron ore in 2023.[94]
In popular culture
editThe White Dawnis a 1974 film set on and filmed on Baffin Island. All performers except three Hollywood actors wereInuit who spoke their own language.[95]
The opening scene of the 1977 James Bond filmThe Spy Who Loved Me,featuring a cliff jump and parachute drop on skis, was filmed at Mt. Asgard in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ab"Baffin Island".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^abcdefgh"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 19,2022.
- ^Does not includeKinngait(1,396) andQikiqtarjuaq(593). Both of which do not lie on Baffin Island proper
- ^2006 Aboriginal Population Profilefor Nunavut communities.
- ^Baffin Island / Île de Baffin (Formerly Baffin Land)
- ^"Inuit Heritage Trust: Place Names Program: Map Series".ihti.ca.RetrievedJune 29,2021.
- ^Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB) Search Results for Qikiqtaaluk
- ^abcGeorge, Jane."Hare fur yarn, wooden tally sticks may mean visitors arrived 1,000 years ago".Nunatsiaq News.Archived fromthe originalon August 1, 2018.
- ^McDermott, James (2001a). Martin Frobisher: Elizabethan Privateer. Yale University Press.ISBN978-0-300-08380-4,page 139
- ^Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911),,Encyclopædia Britannica,vol. 3 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 192
- ^Quinn, Joyce A.; Woodward, Susan L. (January 13, 2015).Earth's Landscape: An Encyclopedia of the World's Geographic Features.ABC-CLIO. p. 82.ISBN978-1-61069-446-9.
- ^"Plate LXXXVII. Fig. 2. World.",Encyclopaedia Britannica,vol. II (1st ed.), Edinburgh:Colin Macfarquhar,1771.
- ^"About Iqaluit: History & Milestones".Archived fromthe originalon April 21, 2019.
- ^ab"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^"Fury and Hecla Strait".Archived fromthe originalon October 2, 2012.RetrievedOctober 13,2012.
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^"Baffin Bay".April 2, 2004. Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2012.with Greenland to the east
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^"Mount Odin, Nunavut".Peakbagger.
- ^"Mount Odin at the Atlas of Canada".Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2012.RetrievedOctober 6,2007.
- ^"Mount Thor -The Greatest Vertical Drop on Earth!".November 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Nunavut – Lake Areas and Elevation (lakes larger than 400 square kilometres)".
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^"The Atlas of Canada - Search".archive.is.January 1, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon January 1, 2013.
- ^S. Brooke; R. Park (2016). "Pre-Dorset Culture". In M. Friesen; O. Mason (eds.).The Oxford Handbook of the Prehistoric Arctic.Vol. 1.doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.013.39.
- ^abcWeber, Bob (July 22, 2018)."Ancient Arctic people may have known how to spin yarn long before Vikings arrived".Old theories being questioned in light of carbon-dated yarn samples.CBC.RetrievedJanuary 2,2019.
... Michele Hayeur Smith of Brown University in Rhode Island, lead author of a recent paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science. Hayeur Smith and her colleagues were looking at scraps of yarn, perhaps used to hang amulets or decorate clothing, from ancient sites on Baffin Island and the Ungava Peninsula. The idea that you would have to learn to spin something from another culture was a bit ludicrous, "she said." It's a pretty intuitive thing to do.
- ^"New Study Offers Clues to Swift Arctic Extinction".The New York Times.August 28, 2014.
- ^abcWallace, Birgitta (2003)."The Norse in Newfoundland: L'Anse aux Meadows and Vinland".The New Early Modern Newfoundland.19(1).
- ^The Fate of Greenland's Vikings,by Dale Mackenzie Brown,Archaeological Institute of America,February 28, 2000
- ^ab"The Saga of Erik the Red".The Icelandic Saga Database.Sveinbjörn Þórðarson.RetrievedJanuary 12,2019.
This land they gave name to, and called it Helluland (stone-land).
- ^CBC,The Nature of Thingsepisode"The Norse: An Arctic Mystery",season 2012–2013, episode 5, airdate November 22, 2012;archivedat theWayback Machine,November 27, 2012.
- ^Stueck, Wendy; Taylor, Kate (December 4, 2014)."Canadian Museum of History reveals researcher was fired for harassment".The Globe and Mail.RetrievedJanuary 3,2019.
On the program, host Carol Off interviewed Dr. Sutherland [...] Off asked Dr. Sutherland whether she might have been fired from the Canadian Museum of Civilization (which was renamed the Canadian Museum of History last year) because her research was out of step with government views of Canadian history. Sutherland agreed [...]
- ^abBarber, Elizabeth Wayland (1992)Prehistoric Textiles: The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean,Princeton University Press, "We now have at least two pieces of evidence that this important principle of twisting for strength dates to thePalaeolithic.In 1953, the Abbé Glory was investigating floor deposits in a steep corridor of the famedLascauxcaves in southern France [...] a long piece of Palaeolithic cord [...] neatly twisted in the S direction [...] from three Z-plied strands [...] "ISBN0-691-00224-X
- ^abSmith, Michèle Hayeur; Smith, Kevin P.; Nilsen, Gørill (August 2018)."Journal of Archaeological Science".Dorset, Norse, or Thule? Technological Transfers, Marine Mammal Contamination, and AMS Dating of Spun Yarn and Textiles from the Eastern Canadian Arctic.Elsevier.doi:10.1016/j.jas.2018.06.005.hdl:10037/14501.S2CID52035803.
However, the date received on Sample 4440b from Nanook clearly indicates that sinew was being spun and plied at least as early, if not earlier, than yarn at this site. We feel that the most parsimonious explanation of this data is that the practice of spinning hair and wool into plied yarn most likely developed naturally within this context of complex, indigenous, Arctic fiber technologies, and not through contact with European textile producers.
- ^abJarus, Owen (October 16, 2018)."Do Canadian Carvings Depict Vikings? Removing Mammal Fat May Tell".Live Science.RetrievedJanuary 14,2019.
This shows that the indigenous peoples in the Canadian Arctic developed yarn-spinning technologies without any help from the Vikings
- ^"Tanfield Valley on Baffin Island: Proven Viking Site in North America".vikingrune.
- ^Armstrong, Jane (November 20, 2012)."Vikings in Canada?".A researcher says she's found evidence that Norse sailors may have settled in Canada's Arctic. Others aren't so sure.Maclean's.RetrievedJanuary 15,2019.
In fact, Fitzhugh thinks the cord at the centre of Sutherland's "eureka" moment is a Dorset artifact. "We have very good evidence that this kind of spun cordage was being used hundreds of years before the Norse arrived in the New World, in other words 500 to 600 CE, at the least," he says.
- ^Jarus, Owen (March 6, 2018)."Archaeologists Closer to Finding Lost Viking Settlement".Live Science.RetrievedJanuary 14,2019.
If Hóp is found it would be the second Viking settlement to be discovered in North America. The other is at L'Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland.
- ^"Arctic Bay".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Clyde River".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Iqaluit".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Kimmirut".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Pangnirtung".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Pond Inlet".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Nanisivik".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 18,2022.
- ^"Qikiqtaaluk, Region (REG) Nunavut [Census division] and Nunavut [Territory]".April 26, 2022. Archived fromthe originalon June 11, 2022.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Arctic Bay, Hamlet [Census subdivision], Nunavut".June 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Clyde River, Hamlet [Census subdivision], Nunavut".June 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Iqaluit, City [Census subdivision], Nunavut".June 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Kimmirut, Hamlet [Census subdivision], Nunavut".June 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Pangnirtung, Hamlet [Census subdivision], Nunavut".June 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Pond Inlet, Hamlet [Census subdivision], Nunavut".June 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Aboriginal Population Profile, 2016 Census Nunavut [Inuit region], Nunavut".June 19, 2019.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^ab"Statistics Canada. 2017. Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released August 2, 2017".February 8, 2017.RetrievedAugust 21,2017.
- ^ab"Statistics Canada. 2007. 2006 Community Profiles. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13, 2007".March 13, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon August 24, 2020.RetrievedAugust 23,2017.
- ^The Mary River ProjectArchived2010-05-29 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary".RamsarSites Information Service.RetrievedApril 25,2018.
- ^"Great Plain of the Koukdjuak Baffin Island, Nunavut".IBA Canada.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Bowman Bay".mpaglobal.org. Archived fromthe originalon July 26, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 6,2008.
- ^ab"Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) barren-ground population COSEWIC assessment and status report 2016: chapter 3".October 23, 2017.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Why Baffin Island is Polar Bear Central".RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Baffin Island Wolf".RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^Icebergs, feasts and culture in Pond Inlet, Nunavut,CBC News
- ^Betzler, Brooke."Lepus arcticus (Arctic hare)".Animal Diversity Web.RetrievedApril 8,2021.
- ^Marquard, Peterson (1998)."Food Habits of Arctic Wolves in Greenland".Journal of Mammalogy.79(1): 236–244.doi:10.2307/1382859.JSTOR1382859.
- ^Mech, David (September 1, 2005)."Decline and Recovery of a High Arctic Wolf-Prey System".Arctic.58(3).doi:10.14430/arctic432.Archived fromthe originalon July 26, 2020.
- ^"Facts About Baffin Island".RetrievedOctober 3,2016.
- ^C. Michael Hogan (2008)Polar Bear:Ursus maritimus,globalTwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- ^"More uncertainty hits Canada's wild fur industry when it's already down".September 21, 2020.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Dewey Soper (Isulijarnik) Migratory Bird Sanctuary".November 14, 2019.
- ^"Ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea): COSEWIC assessment and status report".February 2, 2012.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^abRenaud, Wayne E.; Johnson, Stephen R.; Hollingdale, P. Diane (June 1979)."Breeding Birds of Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, ' ' N. W.T., with Notes on the Biogeographic Significance of the Avifauna".Arctic.32(2): 91–175.doi:10.14430/arctic2610.
- ^"Ringed seal".RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"The Harp Seal".Fisheries and Oceans Canada.August 17, 2004. Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2006.
- ^Lindstrøm, Ulf; Nilssen, Kjell (2013). "Harp seal foraging behaviour during summer around Svalbard in the northern Barents Sea: diet composition and the selection of prey".Polar Biology.36(3): 305–320.doi:10.1007/s00300-012-1260-x.S2CID17370939.
- ^Jeff W. Higdon; D. Bruce Stewart (2018).State of Circumpolar Walrus Populations(PDF)(Report). WWF Arctic. p. 18.RetrievedJune 19,2020.
- ^GHCN average monthly temperatures, GISS data for 1971–2000,Goddard Institute for Space Studies
- ^"Sea Ice Climatic Atlas for the Northern Canadian Waters 1981-2011: chapter 2".October 4, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon May 23, 2022.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^"Sunrise/sunset calculator".National Research Council Canada.August 7, 2012.RetrievedMay 22,2022.Note: Use "Sunrise/sunset, full year (civil twilight)" in the first box; "By latitude and longitude" in the second box; degrees 79 minutes 59 and north with 85 and 57 west; time zone is Eastern Time
- ^Jacobs, John D.; et al. (May 3, 2018)."Recent Changes at the Northwest Margin of the Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island, N.W.T., Canada".Arctic and Alpine Research.25(4): 341–352.doi:10.1080/00040851.1993.12003020.ISSN0004-0851.
- ^Cora Cheney,Crown of The World,Dodd, Merad, and Company, New York, 1979.
- ^"Iqaluit (composite station threads)".Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 Data.Environment and Climate Change Canada.Archivedfrom the original on April 12, 2024.RetrievedSeptember 29,2023.
- ^"Iqaluit A".Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010.Environment and Climate Change Canada. October 31, 2011. Climate ID: 2402590.Archivedfrom the original on May 16, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 24,2014.
- ^"Iqaluit, Canada - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast".Weather Atlas.Yu Media Group.RetrievedJuly 6,2019.
- ^"Clyde River Nunavut".Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020.Environment and Climate Change Canada.July 6, 2024. Archived fromthe originalon July 6, 2024.RetrievedJuly 6,2024.
- ^"Clyde River A".Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010.Environment and Climate Change Canada.March 2, 2022. Climate ID: 2400800. Archived fromthe originalon July 6, 2024.RetrievedJune 4,2022.
- ^"Pond Inlet A".Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010.Environment Canada.March 2, 2022. Climate ID: 2403201.RetrievedJune 4,2022.
- ^"Nanisivik A".Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010.Environment and Climate Change Canada.March 2, 2022. Climate ID: 2402730.RetrievedMay 22,2022.
- ^Pell, J., Grütter H., Neilson S., Lockhart, G., Dempsey, S. and Grenon, H. 2013. Exploration and discovery of the Chidliak Kimberlite Province, Baffin Island, Nunavut: Canada's newest diamond district. Proceedings of the 10th International Kimberlite Conference, Bangalore; Springer, New Delhi; extended abstract, 4 p.
- ^"Baffinland ups Mary River iron ore output to 6 million tonnes per year".MINING.COM.November 22, 2023.RetrievedOctober 1,2024.
- ^Sanjek, David (October 5, 2004)."The White Dawn (1974)".PopMatters.RetrievedMay 22,2021.
Maps
edit- ^Reykjavík,64°08′N21°56′W/ 64.133°N 21.933°W
Further reading
edit- Boas, Franz, and Ludger Müller-Wille.Franz Boas Among the Inuit of Baffin Island, 1883–1884 Journals and Letters.Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998.ISBN0-8020-4150-7
- Kuhnlein HV, R Soueida, and O Receveur. 1996. "Dietary Nutrient Profiles of Canadian Baffin Island Inuit Differ by Food Source, Season, and Age".Journal of the American Dietetic Association.96, no. 2: 155–62.
- Lee, Alastair.Baffin Island: the Ascent of Mount Asgard.London: Frances Lincoln, 2011.ISBN9780711232211
- Matthiasson, John S.Living on the Land Change Among the Inuit of Baffin Island.Peterborough, Canada: Broadview Press, 1992.ISBN0-585-30561-7
- Maxwell, Moreau S.Archaeology of the Lake Harbour District, Baffin Island.Mercury series. Ottawa: Archaeological Survey of Canada, National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada, 1973.
- Sabo, George.Long Term Adaptations Among Arctic Hunter-Gatherers A Case Study from Southern Baffin Island.The Evolution of North American Indians. New York: Garland Pub, 1991.ISBN0-8240-6111-X
- Sergy, Gary A.The Baffin Island Oil Spill Project.Edmonton, Alta: Environment Canada, 1986.
- Stirling, Ian, Wendy Calvert, and Dennis Andriashek.Population Ecology Studies of the Polar Bear in the Area of Southeastern Baffin Island.[Ottawa]: Canadian Wildlife Service, 1980.ISBN0-662-11097-8
- Utting, D. J. Report on ice-flow history, deglacial chronology, and surficial geology, Foxe Peninsula, southwest Baffin Island, Nunavut. [Ottawa]: Geological Survey of Canada, 2007.http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection%5F2007/nrcan-rncan/M44-2007-C2E.pdf.ISBN978-0-662-46367-2
External links
edit- Logbooks of the ship "Rosie" (1924-1925)at Dartmouth College Library
- Logbooks of the schooner "Vera" (1920)at Dartmouth College Library
- Nunavut Tourism
