Baffin – Irreverent Outcrop https://irreverentoutcrop.com Travel stories with mild geo-flavor Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:54:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-logo-temp-01-1-2-32x32.png Baffin – Irreverent Outcrop https://irreverentoutcrop.com 32 32 Pangnirtung Fjord of Auyuittuq National Park – gap year Arctic trips (IV) https://irreverentoutcrop.com/baffin-pangnirtung-auyuittuq-en/ https://irreverentoutcrop.com/baffin-pangnirtung-auyuittuq-en/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:51:36 +0000 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/?p=2151 Read more]]> After wrapping up our time in Pond Inlet on the north shore of Baffin Island, we made a connection through Iqaluit and arrived at the Inuit village of Pangnirtung (aka Panniqtuuq), which is nestled deep within a fjord of southeastern Baffin Island. Pangnirtung is located on the Cumberland Peninsula, northeast of Iqaluit. It means “The place of the bull caribou” in Inuktitut…

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]]> https://irreverentoutcrop.com/baffin-pangnirtung-auyuittuq-en/feed/ 0 Glaciers and narwhals of northern Baffin – gap year Arctic trips (III) https://irreverentoutcrop.com/arctic-pond-inlet-inuit-narwhals-en/ https://irreverentoutcrop.com/arctic-pond-inlet-inuit-narwhals-en/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:02:03 +0000 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/?p=2025 Read more]]> My last post covered first impressions of Nunavut’s capital Iqaluit, and this one will continue our journey further up north to the Inuit village of Pond Inlet in Northern Baffin, as well as the adjacent Sirmilik National Park. Pond Inlet is a traditional Inuit village on the northern coast of Baffin Island, right across from Bylot Island. The total population is about 1,600…

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]]> https://irreverentoutcrop.com/arctic-pond-inlet-inuit-narwhals-en/feed/ 0 First impressions of Baffin permafrost tundra – gap year Arctic trips (II) https://irreverentoutcrop.com/arctic-south-baffin-inuit-en/ https://irreverentoutcrop.com/arctic-south-baffin-inuit-en/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2025 23:49:11 +0000 https://irreverentoutcrop.com/?p=1881 Read more]]> We took a trip to Baffin Island (i.e. “Qikiqtaaluk” in Inuktitut, meaning “very big island“) in August 2025, exploring lively permafrost, ancient rock formations, and spectacular Arctic fjords, while also getting a glimpse of the unique lifestyle of Inuit people today. This trip was overflowing with fascinating and thrilling experiences, far too many to capture in a single post. I’ll tell the…

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