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Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti (
Inuktitut syllabics Inuktitut syllabics (, or , ) is an abugida-type writing system used in Canada by the Inuktitut-speaking Inuit of the Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Nunavut and the Nunavik region of Quebec. In 1976, the Language Commission of ...
: ''ᑲᖏᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᖅᑯᖅᑎ'') formerly Sam Ford Fiord is an isolated, elongated
Arctic The Arctic (; . ) is the polar regions of Earth, polar region of Earth that surrounds the North Pole, lying within the Arctic Circle. The Arctic region, from the IERS Reference Meridian travelling east, consists of parts of northern Norway ( ...
fjord on
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 smal ...
's northeastern coast in the
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 nam ...
of
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, Canada. The
Inuit Inuit (singular: Inuk) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America and Russia, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwe ...
settlement of
Pond Inlet Pond Inlet () is a small, predominantly Inuit community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, located on northern Baffin Island. To the Inuit the name of the place "is and always has been Mittimatalik." The Scottish explorer John Ross (R ...
is to the northwest and Clyde River is to the east. This fjord is reputed for the harsh beauty of its landscapes with rocky cliffs rising steeply from the shore. It is also a popular place with climbers.Greenland 2014: Baffin Island and Sam Ford Fjord for Favresse, Ditto and Villanueva
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History

Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti had been one of the traditional hunting areas of the Inuit. It was renamed in memory of Inuk linguist Sam Ford, who died in a helicopter crash but it has since reverted to its original name.


Geography

Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti stretches roughly from north northeast to south southwest for about . Its mouth, located between the
Remote Peninsula The Remote Peninsula is a peninsula located on the eastern coast of Baffin Island. It is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Inuit settlement of Pond Inlet is to the northwest and Clyde River is to the so ...
and Erik Point, is over wide, the width of the fjord narrowing gradually to an average of about inland. Kangiqtualuk Agguqti is a tributary fjord branching west from the fjord's western shore about to the south of its mouth. The
Stewart Valley Stewart Valley ( 2016 population: ) is a special service area in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan Landing No. 167 and Census Division No. 8. Formerly a village, it is on Highway 4, just south o ...
—with Sail Peaks stretches northwards from Walker Arm's northwest corner and connects with the neighbouring
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. Swiss Bay is a smaller inlet on the eastern shore of Sam Ford Fiord connecting through Ottawa Creek and
Atagulisaktalik Atagulisaktalik (Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᐊᑕᒍᓕᓴᒃᑕᓕᒃ'') formerly known as Revoir Pass is a mountain pass in the central Baffin Mountains, Nunavut, Canada. It is named after the Revoir River. Atagulisaktalik connects the inner rea ...
with the inner reaches of neighbouring Arviqtujuq Kangiqtua in the east. The Sam Ford River discharges its waters at the head of the fjord further southNRC Sam Ford River
/ref> and Qikiqtakuluk is located within the inner section of the fjord off a small bay to the north northeast of the river's mouth. Sam Ford Fiord is known for its glaciers and its awe-inspiring stark
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cliffs, rising steeply from its shores to heights up to
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in the area near Swiss Bay. Among the most impressive summits by the fjord Beluga Mountain,
Rock Tower A pinnacle, tower, spire, needle or natural tower (, ''Felsturm'' or ''Felszinne'') in geology is an individual column of rock, isolated from other rocks or groups of rocks, in the shape of a vertical shaft or spire. is a natural geomorphological ...
,''North America, Canada, Canadian Arctic, Beluga Mountain and Rock Tower, Sam Ford Fiord, Baffin Island, 1987'' - AAJ Climbs And Expeditions, Volume 31, Issue 63 (1989) p. 163
/ref> Walrus Head Mountain,
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, Ottawa Peak, Sikunga Mountain, Turnagain Peak, and the Paalik Peak deserve mention. A massive cliff on the eastern shore located at a bend in the fjord from its mouth at has a vertical wall dropping from a height of to the fjord's waters.
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See also

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List of fjords in Canada Fjords in Canada are long, narrow inlets characterized by steep sides, created in a valley carved by Glacier, glacial activity. A fjord can have two or more basins separated by Sill (geology), sills. The bowls can have a depth of and the dividin ...
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Baffin Mountains The Baffin Mountains are a mountain range running along the northeastern coast of Baffin Island and Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada. The ice-capped mountains are part of the Arctic Cordillera and have some of the highest peaks of eastern North Amer ...


References


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The massive rock walls of Sam Ford FiordSteep cliff at the southern entrance of Sam Ford FjordWalrus Head; Time for a RestTo the Ends of the Earth - BASE Jumping Baffin IslandTed Davenport's Ski-BASE expeditionКанада Баффинова Земля 2007
(Russian) {{Fjords of Nunavut Bodies of water of Baffin Island Fjords of Qikiqtaaluk Region