Nunavut: Doorway to the Arctic « O' Canada Search O' Canada Reflections on Canadian Culture From Below the Border Menu Skip to content Home About Canada Blogs & Links Nunavut: Doorway to the Arctic September 20, 2010 By Brett in Nunavut, Outdoor Adventure Tags: Adventure Canada, Clipper Adventurer, Nunavut 2 Comments Gull Glacier at Tanquary Fiord in Ukkusiksalik National Park A few weeks ago Adventure Canada, the operators of an adventure tour in Nunavut, was forced to evacuate, with the assistance of the Canadian Coast Guard, over 100 passengers and dozens of crew members from its Clipper Adventurer because the ship struck a then-uncharted rock in Coronation Bay off the Arctic Ocean. My heart went out to those whose amazing adventure into this vast wonderland had to be cut short. The news reports of the incident focused my attention on Nunavut, which I have not visited (yet!). From what I can tell, Nunavut is among the least visited Canadian provinces because of its remoteness. Northeast Coast of Baffin Island Although most of Nunavut is situated north of the Arctic Circle, because the province is so vast within its borders lies the geographic center of Canada. The province is comprised of a massive expanse of mainland Canada and a sprawling archipelago, each with terrain as rugged as any to be found within the country. Originally part of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut became a separate province in 1999 as part of a federal commitment to establish a territory for the indigenous Inuit people. Pangnirtung Fiord at Auyuittiuq National Park Link to Map of Nunavut: Map%20of%20Nunavut (Photo credits: Ansgar Walk, under Creative Commons License) Share this: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Like this: Like Loading... Related Post navigation « Canada’s “Boring” Banks Have Last Laugh TIFF 2010 Wraps » 2 responses John Mutford says: October 20, 2010 at 4:32 pm I lived in Nunavut for a few years, and yes, you need to visit. Just curious, how is it the Doorway to the Arctic. It’s like calling a castle, the drawbridge to the castle. Reply Brett says: October 20, 2010 at 5:23 pm John, thanks for your comment. I imagine living there was an amazing (and cold) experience. Good point on the “Doorway” description. I think I saw that wording on an official tourism site for Nunavut and it stuck with me. Maybe better would be “Nunavut: Canada’s Arctic Wonderland.” Reply Your Comments Are Welcome and Encouraged! Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search Top Posts & Pages About Bob Kebic's Visual Landscape Poetry Chad Hiltz's Awesome Re-Imagined '34 DeSoto More American Cartoons On Canada William Kurelek and Winter on the Prairie Looking deep . . . Eric Goggin's Inviting Travel Posters of Atlantic Canada and Beyond Vintage Cover Art: The Goblin Category Cloud Alberta Art Books / Literature British Columbia Business Film / Performing Arts Food / Drinks History Humor Manitoba Media Music New Brunswick Newfoundland Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Outdoor Adventure Photography Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Society Sports Uncategorized Yukon To follow O'Canada, enter email and click Follow. Thanks and hope you enjoy! Email Address: Follow Meta Register Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.com O' Canada Footer menu Home About Canada Blogs & Links Website Powered by WordPress.com. ↑ Follow Following O' Canada Join 6,510 other followers Sign me up Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now. O' Canada Customize Follow Following Sign up Log in Copy shortlink Report this content View post in Reader Manage subscriptions Collapse this bar Loading Comments... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website %d bloggers like this: