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2011年6月16日星期四

Baffin Island, Arctic wilderness within the original



The world's fifth largest island - Baffin Island is part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is the largest in the Arctic islands, where most people live, and is the most beautiful scenic places.

Vast expanse of snow, ice covered the long and winding coastline, during which polar bears come and go, and for generations to adhere to the Eskimos here, this is Baffin Island, is still located within the restricted area of human civilization, it is a natural creation and retention the most primitive wilderness, landscape gods, magical astronomical phenomena, unusual biological communities are calling for you ... ...

Baffin Island, although sparsely populated, there is no other road and rail traffic, but most people in the Arctic is a place to live, often the Arctic expedition base is situated. Geographically, there Baffin Baffin Island East Bay, Davis Straits; can pass to the Danish island of Greenland; the south there are Fox Bay, Gulf of Boothia, Canada can access the local.
In 1615, explorer William Baffin is the first successful navigation of the people around Baffin Island, the island is also named after him. Baffin Island is currently the largest city is Iqaluit (Iqualuit), it is also the capital of the province of Nunavut, Canada, on April 1, 1999 separate from the Northwest. Main inhabitants are Inuit Inuit.

Since 1553 three ships led by the British explorer to open the depths of the Arctic Ocean, the human exploration of the Arctic has never stopped. After expansion in the geographic, channel competition, hunting whales boom, scientific exploration, the North Pole adventure travel quietly rising. With the improvement of outdoor equipment to the North Pole explorers and scientists are no longer patented, unique geographical scenery, fantastic environment to attract more and more ordinary people's attention.
From the northern end of the Bird (Bordeur) proceed across the peninsula, Baffin Island, the first stage is the ski forward. Dragging sleds weighing 200 pounds, walk through the craggy rocks of the canyon, you will soon discover, is far greater than the complexity of the terrain map to your tips. Cold weather combined with the difficult journey, a great physical exertion every day to add at least 5500 calories to maintain body temperature and physical, and food to the main cheese and margarine.

Two-thirds of Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, the midnight sun shining glaciers, the surrounding mountains about 1900 meters above sea level, the summit of snow and ice all year round. 19:00, the brain has long been under a "sleep" command, the sky is still bright. Midnight, the sun is still shining hung in the mountains. 8:00 am, the sun has turned half a circle, is still sunny. 4 pm, the sun has returned to the opposite hill, in the end your head draw a complete circle.
Best Adventure Time:

Baffin Island in winter up to 8 to 10 months, summer is the golden season of adventure to Canada.

Transportation:

Aircraft in one day will take you to the North Pole. Barney (Barneo) polar expedition was originally a temporary landing at sea, only 100 km from the North Pole, you can first fly to Barneo, arrived by helicopter after the North Pole. Although such exploration easier point, but overlooks the vastness of the Arctic Ocean and towering icebergs, but the old era explorers chance to enjoy the fun.

Note:

In the Arctic, the compass pointer refers to is not the geographic North Pole north, we must consider the impact of magnetic declination. GPS positioning can only provide the most convenient way is to rely on the sun. Arctic ice cracks is to stop running the biggest obstacle to determine whether the ice front to observe the cracks, large cracks in the ice where the water evaporates, distance, black smoke, the more the ice cracks open more concentrated smoke. In addition, only by satellite to identify. In the Arctic, frostbite is usually unavoidable, control measures is very important. To understand the degree of frostbite, frostbite prevention is the best way to continue the movement, body heat to keep the cycle of supply.

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