In the north, the Borden and Brodeur peninsulas are separated by Admiralty Inlet, which may be the world's largest fjord.  
Early explorers of this island include J. E. Lavoie and Joseph-Elz?r Bernier, who spent a winter at Pond Inlet.  One of the first maps of it was made in 1884 by Franz Boas, who stayed at Kekertuk.  South of the Hantzch River lies the Plain of Koukdjuak, while it includes a notable bird sanctuary at Cape Dorset.  In the north, the Borden and Brodeur peninsulas are separated by Admiralty Inlet, which may be the world's largest fjord.  It is separated from the Melville Peninsula by the Foxe Basin, while it is separated from an island to the east by the Davis Strait.  It is home to Auyuittuq National Park, its nation's first park north of the Arctic Circle, and Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut.  FTP, name this fifth-largest island in the world, which is also the largest island in Canada.
Early explorers of this island include J. E. Lavoie and Joseph-Elz?r Bernier, who spent a winter at Pond Inlet.  
Baffin Island