Baffin Island
Canada's largest island
Baffin Island is a large island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and fifth-largest in the world.
It lies between Greenland and the Canadian mainland, separated from Greenland by Baffin Bay.
The island is sparsely populated, mostly by Inuit communities, and known for its glaciers, fjords, and Arctic wildlife.
Canadian arctic territory
Slow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon
polar bear · walrus · narwhal · pack ice · iceberg · fjord · ice floe · beluga
Inuit people's language
- umiakInuit skin-frame vessel
- soapstoneSoft metamorphic rock
- kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
- seal huntingTaking pinnipeds for resources
whaling · narwhal · mukluks · parka · anorak · traditional knowledge · land claims · carving
Distant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- pristinePure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
- vastExtremely great in size
rugged · inaccessible · expedition · backcountry · uninhabited · sparse population · fly-in · outpost
Nunavut
Canadian arctic territory
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- midnight sunPerpetual summer daylight above Arctic Circle
aurora borealis · polar bear · walrus · narwhal · pack ice · iceberg · fjord · ice floe · beluga · snowy owl
Inuktitut
Inuit people's language
seal hunting · whaling · narwhal · mukluks · parka · anorak · traditional knowledge · land claims · carving · printmaking
remote
Distant or controller
vast · rugged · inaccessible · expedition · backcountry · uninhabited · sparse population · fly-in · outpost · harsh
Baffin IslandBorneo
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