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Must See

Photographers taking
pictures of walruses on and kayaking. In summer,
floating sea ice caribou come to graze in the
lush valley here.

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Katannilik 4
Territorial Park Cape Dorset
⌂ Katannilik Park Visitor ~ n Mallikjuaq Park Visitor
Centre, Kimmirut; 867 939 Centre; 867 897 8996
2416 # Daily
Surrounded by a rolling
“The place of waterfalls”, this tundra, the hamlet of Cape
surprisingly fertile park has Dorset is known for its Inuit
three distinct landscapes artists, namely printmakers.
dating back to the formation The famous Cape Dorset
of Earth, leaving a rich variety Print Collection is created and
of exposed rock formations. sold here. These prints are
One of these landscapes is the charac terized by their abstract,
Meta Incognita Peninsula, brightly coloured depictions
which has a glacial-scarred of Inuit culture, Arctic land-
plateau and a series of deep scapes, and Arctic wildlife.
Inuit carvers who work with gorges and valleys, home to Cape Dorset is also of
ivory, serpentine, soapstone, plenty of Arctic wildlife. The great interest archaeologically
and marble. It is slightly Itijjagiaq Trail begins here, a because predecessors of the
warmer here than the rest of 75-mile (120-km) overland modern Inuit, the Thule and
the island, and the meadows trail from Iqaluit to Kimmirut. Dorset peoples, lived in this
burst into flower during the The park is also the access area. Several sites discovered
short summer. Local guides point to the lush Soper River here date back to 1000 BC,
can show visitors how to Valley. The Soper River is a some of which can be seen
harvest plants from the area well-known spot for canoeing at Mallikjuak Territorial Park.
or can take them to the edge
of the ice floe to view beluga
whales and other marine life. 0 km 200 N
The Katannilik Park Visitor Bylot Island 0 miles 200
Centre is located here and can Arctic Bay Sirmilik
National Park
arrange demonstrations of Peninsula Pond Inlet
Borden
traditional seal-skin sewing,
Brodeur
drum-dancing, throat-singing, Peninsula Baff in
and bannock-making. Several B ay
historic buildings are dotted
about, including the first Clyde River
Mountie outpost from 1915.
Committee Baff in
Bay Igloolik
Isl and
INSIDER TIP Hall Beach
Getting Around Qikiqtarjuak
Auyuittuq
Prince
Melville
Traveling around Baffin Peninsula Charles National Park
Island can be difficult, Island Cumberland
with expensive flights, Repulse Bay Peninsula
and limited dining and Arctic Circle Nettilling
Lake
accommodation Pangnirtung
Foxe
options. Taking an Basin Amadjuak
expedition cruise on Foxe Lake
Hall
a small boat may be Southampton Peninsula Peninsula
Island
Iqaluit
more affordable, and Coral Harbour Cape Airport Iqaluit
itineraries typically Dorset Katannilik
include daily landings Territorial Park
for exploring, so you Hudson Kimmirut
won’t miss a thing. Bay
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