Akshayuk Pass | |
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Pangnirtung Pass | |
Mount Thor seen from Akshayuk Pass
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Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) |
Location | Baffin Island |
Range | Baffin Mountains |
Coordinates | 66°40′2″N 65°7′50″W / 66.66722°N 65.13056°WCoordinates: 66°40′2″N 65°7′50″W / 66.66722°N 65.13056°W |
Location of Akshayuk Pass
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Akshayuk Pass , formerly known as Pangnirtung Pass, is a mountain pass in the Baffin Mountains, Nunavut, Canada. It is part of the Auyuittuq National Park area.
Akshayuk Pass is located in Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. It is a 100 km (62 mi) long mountain pass along a spectacular valley through the southern Baffin Mountains. Summit Lake is the highest point on the pass. .
Akshayuk Pass is an ancient riverbed that has eroded to its present size and shape providing a travel route through, and drainage for, glaciers that spill into the river valleys below.