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Ellesmere & Quttinirpaaq (Nunavut)

The Top of the World

Ice caps, muskox, and the northernmost land in Canada.

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Ellesmere & Quttinirpaaq (Nunavut).

  1. Among the northernmost places on Earth.

  2. Vast ice caps, fjords, and polar desert.

  3. Muskox, Arctic wolves, and hares.

  4. Quttinirpaaq — 'top of the world'.

  5. The ultimate, extreme polar expedition.

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Quttinirpaaq on Ellesmere Island is quite literally the top of Canada — a polar desert of ice caps, fjords, and 24-hour summer sun, roamed by muskox and Arctic wolves. One of the most remote, extreme, and rarely visited places on Earth.

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Ellesmere & Quttinirpaaq (Nunavut)

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Reviewed: 2026-06-06

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