Exploration of Baffin Island and adjacent to the Canadian Eskimo

For many people, Baffin Island is a far beyond imagination, perennial below 0 �� and thick ice, so that the stretch as far as eye can see the vast ice sheets become one of the world's most is not fit for human habitation of the area. As the Arctic ExpeditionTravelingThe rise of Baffin Island began approaching, more and more people view.

As with the Eskimos

Baffin Island is theCanadaThe largest island, the world's fifth largest island, is part of the Canadian Arctic archipelago. Geographically, Baffin Island East Baffin Bay, Davis Strait through;DenmarkThe Greenland; the south is the Fawkes Bay, Gulf of boothia, leading to the Canadian native. Although sparsely populated, but the traffic is convenient.

From the point of view, Baffin Island landscape is rich in resources, the mountains are higher than 2440 meters. The ridge runs through the eastern part of the island, covered with ice. The Fawkes Bay lowlands, shoreline twists and turns, multiple fjord. The island mostly located within the Arctic Circle, the long cold winter, summer and cold, Arctic tundra where it is common to most plants.

Baffin Island though sparsely, no highway and railway traffic, but it is the Arctic Circle most people live, it is often the Arctic expedition base. At present, Baffin Island Living the longest human Eskimos Baffin Island in coastal areas, they gathered in, lived on hunting and fishing.

For visitors, to Baffin Island adventure, not only will encounter wit brave Eskimos, there are from all over the world adventure specialists. If you are interested in, can learn to build the igloo, seal up like an eskimo.

Baffin Island, Canada

Summer enjoys the aurora

The aurora is one of the most mysterious and spectacular natural phenomenon, often occurs in the polar and near the polar regions, Baffin Island is considered one of the best place to observe the aurora. The reason is simple: Baffin Island 2/3 is located in the north of the Arctic Circle, here sparsely populated, no highway, railway and urban. Away from artificial light source, in a long night, Aurora, here is the most beautiful scenery.

"In the cold and darkness waiting for several hours, or even days, it was worth the wait, when the dream of flying in front of the screen, the forces of nature and magic will give you all the troubles are forgotten." A netizen is described for the beautiful aurora.

In summer, the Arctic polar day, enjoy the rare bright midnight sun, there is a strange feeling, concepts like time and space have changed: the sun is always at the top of the head on the circle, no "sunset", not "dawn", from the sun not dim, also won't become brighter. Each from the sea to the glacier, walked for a long time, the sun still seems so far away; and every time to the sea from the glacier, go for a long time, a look back, it is still in sight.

Midnight sun, through the glittering ice caps, is deep blue ocean waves behind, birds singing, gravel slopes from time to time to see the young flowers bloom, the most full of vigour side in this way to show you. If you are lucky enough, you may also meet cute arctic foxes and other small animal.

When the wind blows, in a sleigh, set sail, the wind, gallop on the slippery surface, labor-saving, and exciting. In the ice mud skiing feel special, because the ice mud from the ice in the air, so the feet feel very warm, very comfortable.

Across Baffin Island

Since 1553BritainThe explorers led three ships to the Arctic ocean depths, human exploration of the Arctic has never stopped. After all the geographic expansion, for the channel, whale hunt craze, scientific exploration, the Arctic adventure travel quietly. With the development of a variety of outdoor equipment, go to the north pole is no longer the explorers and scientists of the patent, the unique ecological environment of geographical scenery, strange, has attracted more and more ordinary people's eyes.