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POND INLET [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik- place where Mittima is buried) is renowned for its scenery. Located at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage on the Eclipse Sound and overlooking famous Bylot Island, mountain ranges are viewable in all directions and icebergs often dot the ocean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

[...] Pond Inlet est située sur la côte nord-est de l'île de Baffin, en face de l'île Bylot. Les Inuit nomment ce lieu Mittimatalik, l'endroit où est enterré Mittima.

OBS

L'intensification de l'activité humaine dans l'Arctique génère des possibilités économiques, mais elle s'accompagne d'un risque d'augmentation des niveaux de pollution et d'autres répercussions sur l'environnement. Une nouvelle étude collaborative a débuté cette année à Pond Inlet, au Nunavut, et elle vise à répondre aux préoccupations concernant la santé des oiseaux marins dans la région.

Spanish

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