Ayr Pass

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Ayr Pass
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Location of Ayr Pass
Elevation 252 m (827 ft) [1]
Location Baffin Island
Range Baffin Mountains
Coordinates 70°29′3″N70°12′50″W / 70.48417°N 70.21389°W / 70.48417; -70.21389 Coordinates: 70°29′3″N70°12′50″W / 70.48417°N 70.21389°W / 70.48417; -70.21389

Ayr Pass is a mountain pass in the central Baffin Mountains, Nunavut, Canada. [2]

Mountain pass Route through a mountain range or over a ridge

A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout Earth's history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. The highest vehicle-accessible pass in the world appears to be Mana Pass, located in the Himalayas on the border between India and Tibet, China.

Baffin Mountains mountain range in northern Canada

The Baffin Mountains are a mountain range running along the northeastern coast of Baffin Island and Bylot Island, Nunavut are part of the Arctic Cordillera. The ice-capped mountains are some of the highest peaks of eastern North America, reaching a height of 1,525–2,146 metres (5,003–7,041 ft) above sea level. While they could be considered a single mountain range as they are separated by bodies of water to make Baffin Island, this is not true, as they are closely related to the other mountain ranges that make the much larger Arctic Cordillera mountain range.

Nunavut Territory of Canada

Nunavut is the newest, largest, and most northerly territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since the incorporation of the province of Newfoundland in 1949.

It is located between the central part of the Ayr Lake and the Eglinton Fiord, east of the Sam Ford Fiord. [3]

Ayr Lake land-locked freshwater fjord

Ayr Lake is a land-locked freshwater fjord on Baffin Island's northeastern coast in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The Inuit settlement of Pond Inlet is 360 km (220 mi) to the northwest and Clyde River is 35 km (22 mi) to the east.

Eglinton Fiord

Eglinton Fiord is a fjord on Baffin Island's northeastern coast in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The Inuit settlement of Pond Inlet is 355 km (221 mi) to the northwest and Clyde River is 55 km (34 mi) to the east.

Sam Ford Fiord

Sam Ford Fiord is an isolated, elongated Arctic fjord on Baffin Island's northeastern coast in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The Inuit settlement of Pond Inlet is 320 km (200 mi) to the northwest and Clyde River is 80 km (50 mi) to the east.

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References

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  3. "Ayr Pass". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 April 2016.