Baird Peninsula
Baird Peninsula
Location in Nunavut
Baird Peninsula is a peninsula in west central Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It juts into the Foxe Basin past Longstaff Bluff. Prince Charles Island lies to the south.[1]
It is named in honor of the Scottish explorer and glaciologist Colonel Patrick Douglas Baird (1913–1984).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Multiple Values Area, West Central Baffin Island". Nunavut Planning Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Baird, Patrick Douglas (1912-1984) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
68°55′N 076°00′W / 68.917°N 76.000°W
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