Baffin Island

Also known as Baffin Land

largest Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada

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Baffin Island is the largest Arctic island in Canada, located in the territory of Nunavut in the far north. It matters as a significant part of Canada's Arctic region, with important ecological and geographical significance in the North American Arctic.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Baffin Island is referenced by 1,344 other articles, and connects out to Belcher Islands, Arctic Cordillera and Paleolithic.

The entry is geolocated on the map in NU, across 8 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Baffin Island, Geographic coordinate lists and High Arctic relocation.

Its subject is documented across 91 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Named after: William Baffin
Country: Canada
Located in: Nunavut
Continent: North America
Population: 13148
Area: 507451
Elevation: 2147
Time zone: UTC−04:00
Body of water: Arctic Ocean
Highest point: Mount Odin
Image: Wfm baffin island.jpg
Width: 700
Length: 1600
Perimeter: 28308

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Commons category: Baffin Island
topic's main category: Category:Baffin Island
native label: Baffin Island
located in/on physical feature: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
time of discovery or invention: 1576-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land and also James Island), 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 507,451 km (195,928 sq mi) with a population density of 0.026/km (0.067/sq mi); the population was 13,039 according to the 2021 Canadian census; and it is located at 68°N 70°W / 68°N 70°W / 68; -70 (Baffin Island). Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, is located on Frobisher Bay on the southern tip of the island. It has been inhabited for at least 3,000 years and possibly much longer; evidence of the earliest known circumpolar peoples is evident on the islands.

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