Baffin Island Baffin Island Baffin Island ( , ), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000 (2007 estimate). It is located 65.4215 N and 70.9654 W. Named after English explorer William Baffin, it is likely that the island was known to Pre-Columbian Norse explorers from Greenland and Iceland and that it was the location of "Helluland", spoken of in the Icelandic sagas (the Grœnlendinga saga and the Saga of Erik the Red, Eiríks saga rauða). Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, is
Henry Kater Peninsula residences in villages on the peninsula during the mid 20th century. 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