Arctic Bay

Arctic Bay is a settlement located on the northeastern shore of Admiralty Inlet, on the northern coast of Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is situated within the Arctic region, an area characterized by tundra vegetation and a harsh climate with bitterly cold winters and cool summers. The settlement is a base for mineral exploration and hunting.12

Baffin Island itself is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest in the world. It is administered as part of the Baffin region of Nunavut. The island is indented by numerous fjords and has a mountainous backbone. Nunavut, created in 1999, is a vast territory encompassing the traditional lands of the Inuit people, and its name means "Our Land" in Inuktitut.32