In Nunavut in the Baffin Region, the Queen Elizabeth Islands
(named after the queen in 1953), located in northern part
of the Arctic Archipelago, have Ellesmere Island, the
worlds
tenth largest island. Ellesmere is located in Quttinirpaaq
National Park [ kh?t tee neelk p?r násh?n’l
p?rk which is the world's most northerly park. Quttinirpaaq
National Park, Nunavut, size 37 775 km2, was established
as a national park reserve in 1988 and was established as
a national park in 1999. Canada's second largest national
park, Quttinirpaaq, is located on the northern tip of the
most northerly piece of land in North America. Its name
means "top of the world" in the language of the
Inuit.
The highest point in the Arctic Archipelago and the
highest mountain in eastern North America. is Barbeau
Peak in the British Empire Range. The mountain was named
in 1969 for Dr. Marius Barbeau (1883-1969), a Canadian
anthropologist whose researches into the Indian and Inuit
cultures helped preserve them from oblivion and gained
him international acclaim.
