Map A.11 - West Greenland

Click to enlarge. Shows latitude 72.51 to 82.34 north, including the east side of Ellesmere Island and the northwestern coast of Greenland. Parts of the map are significantly settled by human Inuit ~ most notable is the settlement of Thule. Baffin Bay is an important whaling region, warmed through the summer by the North Water polynya.

Orange lines indicate 90°W (top left), 60°W (center) and 30°W (top right). Thus, the top left of the map is north of St. Louis, the center is north of Cape Breton, while the top right is north of the central Atlantic. Hexes are 20 miles in diameter. Numbers on the left and right indicate distance from the North Pole in hexes.

See Also, Sheet Maps

East: East Greenland

West: Bathurst