TheHall Peninsula[1]is a peninsula on the southern end ofBaffin Island,inNunavut,Canada. It lies betweenFrobisher Bayon the west, and theCumberland Soundon the east between 62°40'N and 65°10'W. The Hall Peninsula is part of theArcticTundrabiome—the world's coldest and driest biome. TheBlunt Peninsulaextends off the southeastern part of the Hall Peninsula.[2]
The Hall Peninsula includes theChidliak Kimberlite Province,which had been found to includediamond-bearingkimberlite pipes.[3]
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- ^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.
63°30′N066°00′W/ 63.500°N 66.000°W
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