Population: 20-25

The area around Bathurst Inlet and Umingmaktok could be called the “Serengeti” of North America. Migrating herds of caribou make the comparison favourable. The unspoiled scenery, and wildlife will take your breath away. Canoe or raft along the Burnside, and discover ancient campsites at the mouth of the river.

The historic Bathurst Inlet Lodge, once a trading post/mission, is now a community-partnered hub of commercial and cultural activities. The facility serves ecotravellers drawn to the area’s wildlife: musk-ox, caribou, peregrine falcon, and geese.

At more than six-million-plus-hectares, the Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary to the east is Canada's largest. The sanctuary has the greatest variety of geese of any nesting area in North America, is one of the few nesting areas for both Atlantic and Pacific Brant, and houses almost the entire world population of Ross’ Goose.

Umingmaktok, meaning the place of the musk-ox, is a small traditional community that feeds and clothes itself extensively from the surrounding sea and tundra. It is known for its excellent hunting guides.