{{Short description|Fjord in Nunavut, Canada}} {{Infobox body of water | name= Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti | native_name= | other_name= | image = | caption = | pushpin_map = Canada Nunavut | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nunavut | location= [[Baffin Island]], [[Nunavut]] | coords= {{coord|70|43|51|N|070|43|53|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody_source:http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OEBCU|display=inline, title}} | rivers= | oceans= [[Baffin Bay]] | countries= Canada | length={{convert|110|km|abbr=on}} | width={{convert|19|km|abbr=on}} | area= | depth= | settlements= | type= Fjord }} '''Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti''' ([[Inuktitut syllabics]]: ''ᑲᖏᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᖅᑯᖅᑎ''<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OEBCU|Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti|2020-06-15}}</ref>) formerly '''Sam Ford Fiord'''<ref>{{Cite cgndb|45ad6b17d05511d892e2080020a0f4c9|Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti (Formerly Sam Ford Fiord)|2020-06-15}}</ref> is an isolated, elongated [[Arctic]] fjord on [[Baffin Island]]'s northeastern coast in the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]] of [[Nunavut]], Canada.<ref name="taocnu">{{cite web | url =http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/search/search_results?tabs=placenames&expression=Fiord&x=11&y=6&provterr=62&feattype=water | title =Water Features - Nunavut | publisher =[[The Atlas of Canada]] | accessdate =2008-11-11 | archive-date =2012-09-26 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120926145015/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/search/search_results?tabs=placenames&expression=Fiord&x=11&y=6&provterr=62&feattype=water | url-status =dead }}</ref> The [[Inuit]] settlement of [[Pond Inlet]] is {{convert|320|km|abbr=on}} to the northwest and [[Clyde River, Nunavut|Clyde River]] is {{convert|80|km|abbr=on}} to the east.

This fjord is reputed for the harsh beauty of its landscapes with rocky cliffs rising steeply from the shore.<ref>[http://www.hl-cruises.de/blog/grosses-abenteuer-mit-der-bremen-die-kleine-nordwestpassage/2480/ 4. Bericht von Bord: Die spektakulären Fjorde Kanadas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127004554/http://www.hl-cruises.de/blog/grosses-abenteuer-mit-der-bremen-die-kleine-nordwestpassage/2480/ |date=2018-01-27 }} (German)</ref> It is also a popular place with [[Mountaineering|climbers]].<ref name="PM">[http://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/greenland-2014-and-baffin-island-climbing-at-gibbs-fjord-by-favresse-ditto-and-villanueva.html Greenland 2014: Baffin Island and Sam Ford Fjord for Favresse, Ditto and Villanueva]</ref>

==History== Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti had been one of the traditional hunting areas of the Inuit.<ref>[http://www.qtcommission.ca/sites/default/files/community/community_histories_clyde_river.pdf Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Community Histories 1950–1975]</ref> It was renamed in memory of Inuk linguist Sam Ford, who died in a helicopter crash<ref>[https://canadac3.ca/en/expedition/the-places/sam-ford-fiord/ Sam Ford Fiord – Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti]</ref> but it has since reverted to its original name.

==Geography== [[File:Baffin Island Northeast Coast 1997-08-07.jpg|thumb|Western shoreline of Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti about {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} from its mouth]] Kangiqtualuk Uqquqti stretches roughly from north northeast to south southwest for about {{convert|110|km|abbr=on}}. Its mouth, located between the [[Remote Peninsula]] and [[Erik Point]], is over {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} wide, the width of the fjord narrowing gradually to an average of {{convert|3|km|abbr=on}} about {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} inland. [[Kangiqtualuk Agguqti]] is a tributary fjord branching west from the fjord's western shore about {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}} to the south of its mouth. The [[Stewart Valley (Nunavut)|Stewart Valley]] —with [[Sail Peaks]] stretches northwards from Walker Arm's northwest corner and connects with the neighbouring [[Gibbs Fiord]]. [[Swiss Bay]] is a smaller inlet on the eastern shore of Sam Ford Fiord connecting through Ottawa Creek and [[Atagulisaktalik]] with the inner reaches of neighbouring [[Arviqtujuq Kangiqtua]] in the east.<ref name="mapcarta"/> The [[Sam Ford River]] discharges its waters at the head of the fjord further south<ref>[http://www4.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OAOJE NRC Sam Ford River]</ref> and [[Qikiqtakuluk]] is located within the inner section of the fjord off a small bay {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} to the north northeast of the river's mouth.<ref name="mapcarta"/>

Sam Ford Fiord is known for its glaciers and its awe-inspiring stark [[granite]] cliffs, rising steeply from its shores to heights up to {{convert|1500|m|abbr=on}} [[sea level|above sea level]] in the area near Swiss Bay. Among the most impressive summits by the fjord [[Beluga Mountain]],<ref name="ag">{{cite web|url=http://aroundguides.com/24142002|title=Beluga Mountain|work=Around Guides|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref> [[Rock Tower]],<ref name="aaj">[http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198916300/North-America-Canada-Canadian-Arctic-Beluga-Mountain-and-Rock-Tower-Sam-Ford-Fiord-Baffin-Island-1987 ''North America, Canada, Canadian Arctic, Beluga Mountain and Rock Tower, Sam Ford Fiord, Baffin Island, 1987'' - AAJ Climbs And Expeditions, Volume 31, Issue 63 (1989) p. 163]</ref> [[Walrus Head Mountain]], [[Broad Peak (Nunavut)|Broad Peak]], [[Ottawa Peak]], [[Sikunga Mountain]], [[Turnagain Peak]], and the [[Paalik Peak]] deserve mention.<ref name="mapcarta">{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/24625566|title=Sam Ford Fiord|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref>

A massive cliff on the eastern shore located at a bend in the fjord {{convert|49|km|abbr=on}} from its mouth at {{coord|70|37|51.82|N|70|55|0.33|W|region:CA-NU}} has a vertical wall dropping from a height of {{convert|1368|m|abbr=on}} to the fjord's waters.<ref name="GE">[[GoogleEarth]]</ref>

==See also== *[[List of fjords in Canada]] *[[Baffin Mountains]]

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links==

*[http://www.cimicorp.com/DI/Collection28/slides/ArcticQ_20080906_111922_294_20.html Sam Ford Fjord landscapes] *[http://ultima0thule.blogspot.com/2011/01/sam-ford-fjord-out-of-this-world.html Sam Ford Fjord - out of this world] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019045029/http://www.explorergirls.com/node/5179 To the Ends of the Earth - BASE Jumping Baffin Island] *[http://www.powder.com/stories/ted-davenports-ski-base-expedition/#TC7fvpT2rQHdI3cc.97 Ted Davenport's Ski-BASE expedition] *[http://www.mountain.ru/article/article_display1.php?article_id=3849&code=1 Канада Баффинова Земля 2007] (Russian) {{Fjords of Nunavut}} [[Category:Bodies of water of Baffin Island]] [[Category:Fjords of the Qikiqtaaluk Region]]