The Brodeur Peninsula is a peninsula on the northwestern part of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is connected to the rest of Baffin Island by a narrow isthmus on the southeastern end. Serious efforts are underway to find minerals in the area—Twin Mining owns a 1.3 million acre diamond property on the peninsula. Baffin Island, Nunavut. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st) • Land 1,936,113 km² • Water 157,077 km² (7. ...
The peninsula is home to the Ivory Gull, but researchers have been witnessing a dramatic decrease in breeding populations in the region in recent times. The western side of the Brodeur Peninsula is known as a polar bear mating ground.
A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory, bill, or spit.
Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
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