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Imiligaarjuit
Imiligaarjuit (''ᐃᒥᓕᒑᕐᔪᐃᑦ'') formerly Cape Tanfield is a cape in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It sits in Hudson Strait, about southeast of Kimmirut. It forms part of Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. The archeological site Tanfield Valley Tanfield Valley, also referred to as Nanook, is an archaeological site located on Imiligaarjuit (formerly Cape Tanfield), along the southernmost part of the Meta Incognita Peninsula of Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is p ... is found on the cape. References Landforms of Baffin Island Headlands of Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanfield Valley
Tanfield Valley, also referred to as Nanook, is an archaeological site located on Imiligaarjuit (formerly Cape Tanfield), along the southernmost part of the Meta Incognita Peninsula of Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is possible that during the Pre-Columbian era the site was known to Norse explorers from Greenland and Iceland. It may be in the region of ''Helluland'', spoken of in the Icelandic Vinland sagas (''Saga of the Greenlanders'' and ''Saga of Erik the Red''). Archaeological investigations Moreau Maxwell (1918–1998), professor and curator of Anthropology at Michigan State University, researched the site in his study of Baffin Island's prehistory, the findings of which were summarized in his publication ''Prehistory of the Eastern Arctic'' (1985). The Helluland Archaeology Project was a research initiative at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (now the Canadian Museum of History) to investigate the possibility of an extended Norse presence on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape (geography)
In geography, a cape is a headland, peninsula or promontory extending into a body of water, usually a sea. A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the Coast, coastline, often making them important landmarks in sea navigation. This also makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions, resulting in a relatively short geological lifespan. Formation Capes can be formed by Glacier, glaciers, Volcano, volcanoes, and changes in sea level. Erosion plays a large role in each of these methods of formation. Coastal erosion by waves and currents can create capes by wearing away softer rock and leaving behind harder rock formations. Movements of the Earth's crust can uplift land, forming capes. For example, the Cape of Good Hope was formed by tectonic forces. Volcanic eruptions can create capes by depositing lava that solidifies into new landforms. Cape Verde, (also known as Cabo Verde) is an example of a volcanic cape. Glaciers can carve out capes by erod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qaqaluit Island
Qaqulluit (Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᖃᖁᓪᓗᐃᑦ'' formerly Qaqaluit Island (meaning: "northern fulmar") is one of eastern Baffin Island's small, offshore, uninhabited islands, located in the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. Along with Paallavvik and Aggijjat, it is situated off Cumberland Peninsula within Davis Strait's Merchants Bay. Geography Its characteristics include coastal cliffs and rocky shores. Fauna Harp seal, polar bear, and walrus frequent the area. Conservation The newly created Qaqulluit National Wildlife Area extends beyond the island to also include the Reid Bay Important Bird Area on Baffin Island. Located on the island's northeastern tip, Nuvuttiq is another a Canadian Important Bird Area, an International Biological Program The International Biological Program (IBP) was an effort between 1964 and 1974 to coordinate large-scale ecological and environmental studies. Organized in the wake of the successful International Geophysical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, ''Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act'', which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the territorial evolution of Canada, first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) was admitted in 1949. Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada and most of the Arctic Archipelago. Its vast territory makes it the list of the largest country subdivisions by area, fifth-largest country subdivision in the world, as well as North America's second-largest (after Greenland). The capital Iqaluit (formerly "Frobisher Bay"), on Baffin Island in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Strait
The Davis Strait (Danish language, Danish: ''Davisstrædet'') is a southern arm of the Arctic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. To the north is Baffin Bay. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis (English explorer), John Davis (1550–1605), who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage. By the 1650s it was used for whaling, whale hunting. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Davis Strait as follows: ''On the North.'' The Southern limit of Baffin Bay [The parallel of 70th parallel north, 70° North between Greenland and Baffin Island, Baffin Land]. ''On the East.'' The Southwest coast of Greenland. ''On the South.'' The parallel of 60th parallel north, 60° North between Greenland and Labrador. ''On the West.'' The Eastern limit of the Northwest Passage, Northwestern Passages South of 70° North [the East coast of Baffin Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Topographic System
The National Topographic System or NTS is the system used by Natural Resources Canada for providing general purpose topographic maps of the country. NTS maps are available in a variety of scales, the standard being 1:50,000 and 1:250,000 scales. The maps provide details on landforms and terrain, lakes and rivers, forested areas, administrative zones, populated areas, roads and railways, as well as other human-made features. These maps are currently used by all levels of government and industry for forest fire and flood control (as well as other environmental issues), depiction of crop areas, right-of-way, real estate planning, development of natural resources and highway planning. To add context, land area outside Canada is depicted on the 1:250,000 maps, but not on the 1:50,000 maps. History Topographic mapping in Canada was originally undertaken by many different agencies, with the Canadian Army’s Intelligence Branch forming a survey division to create a more standardized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qikiqtaaluk Region
The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ) or the Baffin Region is the easternmost, northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island. Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organizations, including Statistics Canada prior to the 2021 Canadian census, use the older term Baffin Region. With a population of 19,355 and an area of , slightly smaller than Egypt, it is the largest and most populated of the three regions. It is also the largest second-level administrative division in the world. The region consists of Baffin Island, the Belcher Islands, Akimiski Island, Mansel Island, Prince Charles Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island, Baillie-Hamilton Island, Cornwallis Island, Bathurst Island, Amund Ringnes Island, Ellef Ringnes Island, Axel Heiberg Island, Ellesmere Island, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait () in Nunavut links the Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut and Resolution Island (Nunavut), Resolution Island, off Baffin Island. The strait is about long with an average width of , varying from at the eastern entrance to at Deception Bay. English navigator Sir Martin Frobisher was the first European to report entering the strait, in 1578. He named a tidal rip at the entrance the Furious Overfall and called the strait ''Mistaken Strait'', since he felt it held less promise as an entrance to the Northwest Passage than the body of water that was later named Frobisher Bay. Later in his 1587 voyage, explorer John Davis (explorer), John Davis sailed by the entrance to the strait. The first European to explore the strait was George Weymouth who sailed beyond the Furious Overfall in 1602. The strait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimmirut
Kimmirut ( Syllabics: ; known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. Kimmirut means "heel", and refers to a rocky outcrop in the inlet. It was at one time a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police post. The Canadian explorer J. Dewey Soper used these posts as headquarters during his explorations in the 1920s and 1930s. The community is served by Kimmirut Airport and by annual supply sealift. A proposal in 2005 for a road to Iqaluit was determined to be impractical owing to roundabout routing over the mountains. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Kimmirut had a population of 426 living in 116 of its 150 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 389. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Broadband communicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baffin Island
Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada, the second-largest island in the Americas (behind Greenland), and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is (slightly smaller than Thailand) with a population density of 0.03/km2; the population was 13,039 according to the 2021 Canadian census; and it is located at . It also contains the city of Iqaluit (with a population of around 7,000), which is the capital of Nunavut. Name The Inuktitut name for the island is , which means "very big island" ( "island" + "very big") and in Inuktitut syllabics is written as . This name is used for the administrative region the island is part of ( Qikiqtaaluk Region), as well as in multiple places in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, such as some smaller islands: Qikiqtaaluk in Baffin Bay and Qikiqtaaluk in Foxe Basin. Norse explorers are believed to have referred to it as ("stone land"). In 1576, English seaman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meta Incognita Peninsula
The Meta Incognita Peninsula is located on southern Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is bounded by Hudson Strait to the south, and Frobisher Bay to the north. The hamlet of Kimmirut is on the Hudson Strait on the southern coast of the western peninsula. On his second voyage in July, 1577, Martin Frobisher claimed this area in the name of Queen Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history .... The Queen named it ''Meta Incognita'', Latin for "the unknown limits." Frobisher's 1578 voyage was originally planned to establish a settlement here. References Peninsulas of Baffin Island {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Here (magazine)
''Up Here'' is a magazine that is published six times a year, headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. History and profile The magazine was first published in December 1984 by co-founders Marion Lavigne and Ronne Heming. They head Up Here Publishing Ltd. The magazine's first editor was Eric Watt, and past editors includes Aaron Spitzer, Tim Querengesser, Eva Holland, Katharine Sandiford, Cooper Langford, Tristin Hopper, Samia Madwar, Tim Edwards, Herb Mathisen, Elaine Anselmi, and Jacob Boon, among many others. Rod Raycroft was the art director for the first 26 issues. John Pekelsky served as art director for many years but left the publication in 2020. John Allerston provided layout and illustration for the publications in the early years. The readership is about 100,000 readers per issue, according to the publishers. ''Up Here'' was offered for many years as an in-flight magazine on Canadian North, an airline serving Canada's North. That caused the magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
