The Henry Kater Peninsula (69°23′N 068°03′W) is a peninsula

Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....

 on northern Baffin Island

Baffin Island

Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000...

, in Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It protrudes in an eastern direction into Davis Strait

Davis Strait

Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Nunavut, Canada's Baffin Island. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis , who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage....

. It's bounded to the north by Arctic Harbour. Further north lies Clyde Inlet

Clyde Inlet

Clyde Inlet is a body of water in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. It is a westerly flowing arm of Davis Strait in eastern Baffin Island.At one time, Clyde Inlet was a long fiord....

. Home Bay borders the peninsula to the south.

It is named after the English

English people

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 physicist

Physicist

A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...

, Henry Kater

Henry Kater

Henry Kater was an English physicist of German descent.-Early life:He was born at Bristol. At first he intended to study law; but he gave up the idea on his father's death in 1794. He entered the army, obtaining a commission in the 12th Regiment of Foot, then stationed in India, where he assisted...

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Geography

The peninsula is 89 km (55.3 mi) long by 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi)-37 km (23 mi) wide. Its highest point rises 272 m (892.4 ft) above sea level

Sea level

Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

. At least between 34,000 and 10,000 BP

Before Present

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, Henry Kater Peninsula was ice covered.

Population

There are no permanent communities on Henry Kater Peninsula, though Wenzel noted some Inuit

Inuit

The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...

maintained fixed winter residences in villages on the peninsula during the mid 20th century.