Baird Peninsula is a peninsula in west central Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It juts into the Foxe Basin past Longstaff Bluff. Prince Charles Island lies to the south.
It is named in honor of the Scottish explorer and glaciologist Colonel Patrick Douglas Baird (1913–1984).
References
- "Multiple Values Area, West Central Baffin Island". Nunavut Planning Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- "Baird, Patrick Douglas (1912-1984) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
68°55′N 076°00′W / 68.917°N 76.000°W / 68.917; -76.000 (Baird Peninsula)
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