Cruises from Qikiqtarjuaq
Qikiqtarjuaq (‘Qik’ for short), formerly known as Broughton Island, is a Nunavut community (population around 520) on the island of the same name, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Qikiqtarjuaq Island lies 1.5 km off the coast of Baffin Island, and is just inside the Arctic Circle on the west side of Davis Strait. Greenland is 430 km to the east.
Read moreThe region is known for Arctic wildlife, whale watching, and as the northern access point for Auyuittuq National Park, which features many terrains of Arctic wilderness, such as fjords, glaciers, and ice fields. Near Qikiqtarjuaq was the home of FOX-5, a Distant Early Warning Line and now a North Warning System site.
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