the Arctic at a glance.
AXEL HEIBERG ISLAND is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It’s home to the famous mummified trees (or fossil forest) dating back more than 30 million years.
GRISE FJORD , an Inuit community of about 150 residents, was created in 1953 when the government forcefully relocated eight Inuit families from northern Quebec. It’s now Canada’s most northern settlement, where many inhabitants rely on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods.
Axel Heiberg Island
DEVON ISLAND is where visitors will find the remains of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police outpost, established at Dundas Harbour in 1924 to prevent foreign whaling and other activities. Guests can visit the small cemetery, one of the most northerly in Canada, which is still maintained by the Royal Canadian Mountain Police.
Devon Island
BEECHEY ISLAND is one of the most significant historical sites in Canada. Here, visitors can pay their respects at the marked graves of three crew members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition of 1845–46. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen stopped here when he made the first successful transit of the Northwest Passage (1903-1906) to pay his respects to Franklin.
Baffin Island
ARCTIC BAY The sheltered shores and steep cliffs of Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk in Inuktitut) in northwest Baffin Island provide an ideal nesting habitat for Brünnich’s guillemots and kittiwakes. The community’s ancestors lived a traditional Inuit nomadic lifestyle for almost 5,000 years, making Arctic Bay an ideal spot to go ashore and learn more about Inuit culture and cuisine.
ANCIENT HISTORY & CULTURE Visiting local communities in the Canadian Arctic connects travelers to 4,000 years of Inuit history and culture. Pangnirtung, Pang for short,
CANADA
The Arctic is a mass of sea ice floating over the Arctic Ocean, surrounded by North America, Europe and Asia. Use this infographic to help narrow down your choices of where to explore.
is an artistic community known for its beautiful hand-woven tapestries and lithographic prints.
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