The Cumberland Peninsula is a peninsula in the southeastern part of Baffin Island, in Nunavut, Canada. It is located between 64°56' and 67°57' north latitude, and 61°56' to 68° west longitude. The Arctic Circle crosses the peninsula, with the Labrador Sea to the southeast, and the Davis Strait to the east, which lies between the peninsula and Greenland. The Cumberland Sound lies to the southwest, seperating the Cumberland Peninsula from the Hall Peninsula, which is also part of Baffin Island. 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. ... World map showing the five major circles of latitude Two shirtless young men brave the cold at the edge of the Arctic Circle in Grimsey, Iceland A sign along the Dalton Highway marking the location of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of... Labrador Sea is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Labrador and Greenland. ... Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Davis Strait. ... The Cumberland Sound is a body of water between Baffin Islands Hall Peninsula and the Cumberland Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. ...
The Cumberland Peninsula is part of the ArcticTundrabiome—the world's coldest and driest biome—as is the rest of of Baffin Island. The terrain is mountainous, and Mt. Odin, near the Arctic Circle, rises 7,044 feet (2147m). Very few people have chosen to make the peninsula their home. The community of Pangnirtung lies on the southwest coast. The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ... In ecology, a biome is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities best adapted to the regions physical environment. ...
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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