Akshayuk Pass

Akshayuk Pass[2] formerly Pangnirtung Pass[3] is a mountain pass in the Baffin Mountains of Nunavut, Canada.[4] It is found within Auyuittuq National Park. To the southwest is Mount Thor, about 17 km (11 mi), and Pangnirtung, about 64 km (40 mi) and to the northeast is Qikiqtarjuaq, about 109 km (68 mi).

Akshayuk Pass
Pangnirtung Pass
Summit Lake, Akshayuk Pass, Baffin Island
Elevation420 m (1,378 ft)[1]
LocationBaffin Island
RangeBaffin Mountains
Coordinates66°40′N 65°08′W
Location of Akshayuk Pass

Geography

Akshayuk Pass is a U-shaped glacially carved valley on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island. It is a 97 km (60 mi)[1] long mountain pass which cuts through the southern Baffin Mountains. Two rivers flow from Akshayuk Pass, the Owl river in the north and the Weasel river in the south. The highest point is Summit Lake, which is 420 m (1,380 ft)[1] above sea level.

Akshayuk Pass was carved by glaciers during the last glacial period.[5] Many smaller glaciers still remain in adjacent hanging valleys. Many of these glaciers source from the Penny Ice Cap to the north of Akshayuk Pass.

References
  1. Auyuittuq National Park at Travel Nunavut
  2. Akshayuk Pass
  3. Akshayuk Pass (Formerly Pangnirtung Pass)
  4. "Akshayuk Pass". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. Cosmogenic 10Be and 26Al ages for the Last Glacial Maximum, eastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada



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