Boat tour
Baffin Island: Exploring Canada's Wild Arctic Frontier
Outside protected areasby Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic
A 13-day August voyage on National Geographic Resolution from Reykjavik via Nuuk across the Davis Strait to a week around Baffin Island, Nunavut, with the route set by ice and wildlife. National Geographic photographer Kenneth Garrett leads the 2027 departures, with a certified photo instructor on board.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Led by
- Kenneth Garrett
- Route
- Starts and ends in Reykjavik
- Visits
- Nuuk, Davis Strait and Baffin Island
- Length
- 13 days
- Group size
- Up to 138 people
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, open
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
Aug
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Iqaluit time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | None: only blue hour around noon, 09:42–13:47 | 0h0 hpolar night | −1° | |
| Feb | 08:24– | 13:05– | 7h 16m7 h 16 min | 7° |
| Mar | 07:06– | 17:08– | 11h 36m11 h 36 min | 18° |
| Apr | 04:38– | 19:16– | 16h 20m16 h 20 min | 30° |
| May | 01:33– | 21:11– | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 39° |
| Jun | until 02:31 | from 22:40 | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 43° |
| Jul | until 03:17 | from 22:01 | 24h24 hmidnight sun | 41° |
| AugIn season | 03:40– | 20:06– | 18h 23m18 h 23 min | 33° |
| Sep | 05:56– | 17:49– | 13h 24m13 h 24 min | 22° |
| Oct | 08:01– | 15:06– | 8h 58m8 h 58 min | 11° |
| Nov | Low sun all day: 10:05–12:32 | 3h 24m3 h 24 min | 1° | |
| Dec | None: only blue hour around noon, 10:51–12:07 | 0h0 hpolar night | −4° | |
- Midnight sun: the sun does not set on 15 May, 15 June and 15 July.
- Polar night: the sun does not rise on 15 January and 15 December.