Henry Kater Peninsula
The Henry Kater Peninsula (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[1] is a peninsula on northern Baffin Island, in Nunavut, Canada. It protrudes in an eastern direction into Davis Strait. It's bounded to the north by Arctic Harbour. Further north lies Clyde Inlet. Home Bay borders the peninsula to the south.
It is named after the English physicist, Henry Kater.
Geography
The peninsula is 89 km (55 mi) long by 1 km (0.62 mi)-37 km (23 mi) wide.[2] Its highest point rises 272 m (892 ft) above sea level.[1] At least between 34,000 and 10,000 BP, Henry Kater Peninsula was ice covered.[3]
Population
There are no permanent communities on Henry Kater Peninsula, though Wenzel noted some Inuit maintained fixed winter residences in villages on the peninsula during the mid 20th century.[4]
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