Baffin Island progresses, they will always remain where there is open water free of ice. When the ice melts, they move in to land and can be found basking on rocks close to shore. One of the largest walrus herds can be found in the Foxe Basin on the western side of Baffin Island. Beluga or white whales migrate along the coast of Baffin Island as some head north to the feeding grounds in the Davis Strait between Greenland and Baffin Island, or into the Hudson Strait or any of the bays and estuaries in between. Usually travelling in pods of two
Henry Kater Peninsula Henry Kater Peninsula The Henry Kater Peninsula () is a peninsula on northern Baffin Island, in Nunavut, Canada. It protrudes in an eastern direction into Davis Strait. It's bounded to the north by Arctic Harbour. Further north lies Clyde Inlet. Home Bay borders the peninsula to the south. It is named after the English physicist, Henry Kater. The peninsula is long by - wide. Its highest point rises above sea level. At least between 34,000 and 10,000 BP, Henry Kater Peninsula was ice-covered. There are no permanent communities on Henry Kater Peninsula, though Wenzel noted some Inuit maintained fixed winter