Borden Peninsula

Borden Peninsula

The Borden Peninsula (71°52'N–73°50'N; 80°40'W–85°40'W)cite web |url=http://www.bartleby.com/69/75/B08775.html |title=Borden Peninsula |accessdate=2008-09-22 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=2000 |work=The Columbia Gazetteer of North America |publisher=bartleby.com] is a peninsula on northern Baffin Island, in Nunavut, Canada. It lies south of Lancaster Sound. Northeastern Borden Peninsula is home to Sirmilik National Park.

Geography

Borden Peninsula extends north for convert|225|km|mi. It is convert|64|km|mi - convert|169|km|mi wide.

The northern area, including the Hartz Mountains, are composed of flat, dissected rock rising to over convert|914|m|ft above sea level. The Magda Plateau is to the south where river valleys occupy the land, dividing scarps and flat-topped hills. Admiralty Inlet forms a western border, while Navy Board Inlet forms a border to the east, separating the peninsula from Bylot Island. Navy Board Inlet's coastal cliffs rise to convert|457|m|ft. [cite web |url=http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpe/environments/maps/detailed/islands/baffin.htm |title=Baffin Island |accessdate=2008-09-22 |publisher=uoguelph.ca]

Population

The Inuit community of Arctic Bay is on the western coast.

Industry

The peninsula has seen mining activity for decades, especially for diamonds. [cite news |first=Derek |last= Iwanaka|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Committee Bay Resources Ltd.: Kimberlite Discovered at Borden Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada |url=http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/25082008/28/link-f-ccnmatthews-committee-bay-resources-ltd-kimberlite-discovered-borden-peninsula.html |work= |publisher=finance.yahoo.com |date=2008-08-25 |accessdate=2008-09-22]

References

External links

* [http://www.superstock.com/stock-photos-images/2058-113 Photo, Nungavik, Borden Peninsula]
* [http://www.oceandots.com/arctic/canada/borden-peninsula.htm Aerial photo]


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