Knowra Ungava Peninsula Ungava Peninsula The Ungava Peninsula is a large peninsula in northern Quebec, Canada, bordered by Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, and Ungava Bay. Its landscape is shaped by Arctic conditions, ancient bedrock, and extensive tundra.
Ungava Bay : A large bay in northern Quebec, opening into the Labrador Sea between the Ungava Peninsula and Labrador. It forms the peninsula’s northeastern boundary and gives the region its name.
Nunavik : The Inuit homeland covering the northern third of Quebec, north of the 55th parallel. The Ungava Peninsula lies within Nunavik’s northern territory.
Kuururjuaq National Park : A national park in Nunavik, Quebec, encompassing the Koroc River valley and part of the Torngat Mountains. It protects dramatic terrain at the peninsula’s eastern edge.
Cape Wolstenholme : A headland on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in northern Quebec and the province’s northernmost point. It marks the peninsula’s northwestern extremity.
Hudson Strait : A marine passage connecting Hudson Bay with the Labrador Sea between northern Quebec and Baffin Island. It borders the peninsula to the north and connects its coastal waters to the Atlantic.
Inuit : An Indigenous people of Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Inuit communities have inhabited the peninsula and its coasts for generations.
Tursujuq National Park : A large national park in Nunavik, Quebec, along the eastern coast of Hudson Bay. It safeguards coastal and inland ecosystems on the peninsula’s western side.
Salluit : An Inuit community on the southern shore of Hudson Strait in Nunavik, Quebec. Its coastal setting shows how settlements face the strait’s severe maritime climate.
Hudson Bay : A large inland sea in northeastern Canada, connected to the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. Its eastern shore bounds much of the peninsula’s western side.
Nunavik Inuit : Inuit communities whose homeland is Nunavik in northern Quebec. Their settlements and land use are central to the peninsula’s human geography.
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