Nunavut – 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 Nunavut – 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 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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