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Baffin Island (Arctic Canada) – image gallery

September 02, 2014
by crw
bowhead whale, Narwhal, polar bear, walrus
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  • Adult narwhal (Monodon monoceros) showing characteristic mottled colouration and dorsal ridge. Milne Inlet, Baffin Island. (c) Caroline Weir.
  • Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) hauled out at Maxwell Bay, Devon Island. (c) Caroline Weir.
  • Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming along the ice edge, Baffin Island. (c) Caroline Weir.

In August 2014 I travelled to Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. We joined our expedition vessel in the capital Iqaluit in south-east Baffin before sailing northwards along the coast to finish in Resolute, one of Canada’s northernmost communities. Along the way we visited a variety of Arctic wildlife hotspots, including Isabella Bay (a protected area for bowhead whales), Milne Inlet (which supports concentrations of narwhal) and Prince Leopold Island (breeding colony of BrĂ¼nnich’s guillemot).

I have uploaded a small gallery of images from the trip to the website. Highlights included encounters with narwhal and bowhead whale, a swimming polar bear and a small group of walrus. Please visit the Baffin Island Gallery page.

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