This is part of a series called Northwest Passage et al 2024 Today, we traversed the Navy Board Inlet, a body of water that separates Bylot Island and Baffin Island. It was an absolutely beautiful transit with high mountains and glaciers on both sides. People just sat by the windows all day staring at the…
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This is part of a series called Northwest Passage et al 2024 Today we found ice again — in a big way! Croker Bay is a fjord on the south coast of Devon Island on the Lancaster Sound. The island itself was named by William Baffin in 1616 for Devon shire in England. It has…
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This is part of a series called Northwest Passage et al 2024 Today was a busy day! We started at about 6:00 am doing a slow pass by Leopold Island, situated in Lancaster Sound. Most of this island rises steeply from the sea, with cliffs as high as 1000 feet! The cliffs are made of…
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This is part of a series called Northwest Passage et al 2024 Today we visited Gjoa Haven, named after the ship that Roald Amundsen made the first successful trip across the Northwest Passage. Interestingly, the Inuit name for this community is Uqsuqtuuq which means “lots of fat” — which refers to the abundance of sea…
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This is part of a series called Northwest Passage et al 2024 Today we stopped in Cambridge Bay, or Ikalutuuttiaq (which means “good fishing place”). This has been a gathering spot for Inuit for over 4000 years. It is the largest community on Victoria Island with nearly 1800 people and is the largest stop for…
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This is part of a series called Northwest Passage et al 2024 We made a brief stop this afternoon at Murray Island. If you Google this place, you will find nothing, and that’s probably not a surprise — there’s not much here. Apparently, the island was named after Gilbert Elliot-Murray Kynynmound, the 1st Earl of…
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