Brodeur Peninsula
| Brodeur Peninsula | ||
 Satellite image of Baffin Island, Brodeur Peninsula forms the "Horn" in the northwest |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 42 ′ N , 87 ° 55 ′ W | |
| Waters 1 | Prince Regent Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Lancastersund , Admiralty Inlet | |
| length | 310 km | |
| width | 170 km | |
| surface | 28,000 km² | |
 US map sheet from 1976 |
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Brodeur Peninsula is a 28,000 km² large, uninhabited peninsula in the northwest of Baffin Island in the Canadian-Arctic Archipelago . Politically, it belongs to the Qikiqtaaluk region of the Canadian Nunavut Territory . It is named after the Canadian politician Louis-Philippe Brodeur . The closest settlement is Arctic Bay on the opposite, eastern bank of Admiralty Bay.
geography
The peninsula forms the extreme northwest of the Baffin Island, with which it is connected in the south by an isthmus that is only 5 km wide . Brodeur Peninsula is around 310 km long, up to 170 km wide and has an area of around 28,000 km². It separates Admiralty Inlet in the east from Prince Regent Inlet in the west, which separates Baffin Island from Somerset Island . In the north, the peninsula meets Lancastersund , part of the Northwest Passage . The landscape is characterized by largely flat tundra ; the climate is polar.
Animal world (fauna)
In the north-west of the peninsula there is a 475 km² Important Bird Area (# NU065), in which the Ivory Gull ( Pagophila eburnea ) , which is endangered in Canada, occurs. The west of the peninsula is known as the mating area for polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ).
Web links
- Brodeur Peninsula in the Atlas of Canada (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Important Bird Areas in Canada ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
