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Overview

Picture a treeless, ice-encrusted wilderness lashed by unrelenting weather with a population density that makes Greenland seem claustrophobic. Add polar bears, narwhals, beluga whales and a scattered Inuit population who have successfully mastered a landscape so harsh that foreigners could not colonize it.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Quttinirpaaq National Park

Nunavut

The northernmost and most mountainous of Nunavut's national parks, 37,775-sq-km Quttinirpaaq is Canada's second-largest, way up on Ellesmere Island. Now…
Auyuittuq National Park

Nunavut

Among the globe's most flabbergasting places, Auyuittuq (ah-you-ee-tuk) means 'the land that never melts.' Appropriately, there are plenty of glaciers in…
Katannilik Territorial Park

Nunavut

Near Iqaluit and one of Nunavut's finest parks, Katannilik means 'Place of Waterfalls' and comprises two main features. A Canadian Heritage waterway,…
Kenojuak Cultural Centre & Print Shop

Nunavut

Though many Inuit communities now generate world-class artworks, Cape Dorset's remain the most revered. The new Kenojuak Cultural Centre, named after…
Angmarlik Visitor Centre

Nunavut

This enthusiastically run place near the waterfront features a replica Inuit tent made of whalebone and animal skins, sealskin canoes and interesting…
Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts

Nunavut

Pang is famous for its lithographs, prints and tapestries, and this extraordinary place brings it all together. There are few tapestry studios in the…
Cape Searle & Reid Bay National Wildlife Areas

Nunavut

On the northeast side of Baffin Island, these two vast wildlife areas are a prime destination for birdwatchers. They protect the globally significant…
Ovayok Territorial Park

Nunavut

Ovayok Territorial Park, accessible via a rough road or 15km hike, is a prime place to see musk ox and offers good views from Mt Pelly (200m). It has some…