Cumberland Peninsula Baffin Island. The terrain is mountainous, and Mt. Odin, near the Arctic Circle, rises . The peninsula is home to Pangnirtung, which lies on the southwest coast, and the Auyuittuq National Park. Cumberland Peninsula Cumberland Peninsula is a peninsula in the southeastern part of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is located between 64°56' and 67°57' north latitude, and 61°56' to 68° west longitude. The Arctic Circle crosses the peninsula, with the Labrador Sea to the southeast, and the Davis Strait to the east, which lies between the peninsula and Greenland. The Cumberland Sound lies to the southwest, separating the
Miyako Strait ever been agreed upon. The PLA Navy used the strait on a large scale for the first time in April 2010, an act which has since become a commonplace practice for them to conduct military exercises in the Pacific. The Miyako Strait represents a cultural and linguistic split between the Southern and Northern Ryukyuan languages, with the north being more influenced by Japanese culture. The Northern Ryukyu Islands have historically been more advanced (socially, technologically, and infrastructurally) than the Southern Ryukyu Islands. Miyako Strait The , also known as the Kerama Gap, is a waterway which lies between Miyako Island