Baffin Island
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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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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