Borden Peninsula
Borden Peninsula is a cliff in Nunavut, Northern Canada. Borden Peninsula is situated nearby to the locality Nanisivik Mine.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nanisivik.
Nanisivik
Dwelling
Photo: Loimere, Public domain.
Nanisivik is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. Nanisivik is situated 1¼ km north of Borden Peninsula.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanisivik Mine.
Nanisivik Mine
Locality
Nanisivik Mine was a zinc-lead mine in the company town of Nanisivik, Nunavut, 750 km north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island. It was Canada's first mine in the Arctic.
Borden Peninsula
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
73.02475° or 73° 1′ 29″ northLongitude
-84.54339° or 84° 32′ 36″ westOpen location code
C65Q2FF4+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 12885844349OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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