Baffin Island | Beautiful Islands in Canada

Baffin Island is in the eastern Canadian Arctic, lying between Greenland and the Canadian mainland. Covering 507,451 sq km, it is the largest island in North America and the fifth largest in the world. It was named after the British explorer William Baffin but the overwhelmingly Inuit population know it as Qikiqtaaluk.
Made up of a dozen or so sparsely populated communities, Baffin lives up to its reputation for being unspoiled, untamed and undiscovered. With 60% of the island lying above the Arctic Circle and summer temperatures struggling to reach even 5 C, this rugged ice-covered landscape is not for the fainthearted. However the rewards for any visitor are great, with unrivaled scenery and the chance to see the rich and diverse Arctic wildlife, including polar bears and whales in their natural environment.
Getting  to Baffin Island is only feasible by air. The island has only one airport (Iqaluit) which deals with external flights and another six which handle internal transfers. Arriving at Igaluit you will find a thriving First Nations community. This capital of the newly-formed state of Nunavut can  can provide all yo need for a kayaking canoeing or trekking holiday.
Most of the fines mountains are located on the Cumberland Peninsula, at the head of the South Pangnirtung Fjord.  Much of the area is included within Auyuttuq National Park, and is accessible from Pangnirtung, a small coastal Inuit settlement. From here, access to the peaks is by boat dog sled, float-plane or ski-plane, depending on ice and weather conditions.
The sheer vastness of the island is difficult to take in and any traveler should plan ahead, not be too ambitious and allow extra time for weather related delays, even in summer.