Peninsula on Baffin Island, Nunavut

This photograph of Brodeur Peninsula, located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, shows a broad flat plateau that was eroded to near sea level before the glacial period. The deep river gorges were cut into it as it was lifted to its present level following the retreat of the ice sheet.

Source: Geological Survey of Canada, photograph number 2002-204. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005 and courtesy of Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada.