Bylot Island, Canada
Bylot Island lies off north-eastern Baffin Island in Nunavut, in the Canadian High Arctic. Mountains, snowfields, glaciers and tundra lowlands form a landscape bordered by Lancaster Sound, Baffin Bay and the channels beside Baffin Island. More about Bylot Island →
Cruise Ships in Bylot Island
No ships are scheduled in Bylot Island yet
New calls appear here as cruise lines publish them.
Getting to the Bylot Island cruise port
Driving to the port
There is no road connection from Pond Inlet across Eclipse Sound to Bylot Island. Licensed outfitters offer seasonal access to the national park by boat or snowmobile; these are not cruise transfer services.
About Bylot Island
Bylot Island lies off north-eastern Baffin Island in Nunavut, in the Canadian High Arctic. Mountains, snowfields, glaciers and tundra lowlands form a landscape bordered by Lancaster Sound, Baffin Bay and the channels beside Baffin Island.
Much of the island is within Sirmilik National Park, and the island and surrounding coastal waters form a migratory bird sanctuary. Its cliffs support nesting thick-billed murres and black-legged kittiwakes, its south-western tundra supports greater snow geese, and the surrounding waters are habitat for marine mammals.
This is a remote natural destination rather than a town-based port, with Pond Inlet across Eclipse Sound as the nearby community. Check the ship schedule for upcoming calls.
- Climate
- Polar marine climate with long, very cold winters and short, cool summers. Based on long-term averages at nearby Pond Inlet, monthly mean temperatures are around -32 to -33 C in January and February, about 3 C in June, 7 C in July and 6 C in August, near freezing in September and around -20 to -27 C in November and December. Annual precipitation is about 195 mm. The mountainous island can differ. All figures are approximate.
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Currency
- Canadian dollar (CAD)