Mount Thor rising over the Akshayuk Pass valley in 1997
Akshayuk Pass (66°40′02″N 065°07′50″W / 66.66722°N 65.13056°W / 66.66722; -65.13056 (Akshayuk Pass ) Coordinates : 66°40′02″N 065°07′50″W / 66.66722°N 65.13056°W / 66.66722; -65.13056 (Akshayuk Pass ) ), formerly called Pangnirtung Pass , is a 100 km (62 mi) long mountain pass along a spectacular valley through the southern Baffin Mountains , Nunavut , Canada . It contains Summit Lake, which is the highest point on the pass.
Akshayuk Pass is located in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island 's Cumberland Peninsula .
Akshayuk Pass is an ancient riverbed that has eroded to its present size and shape providing a travel route through, and drainage for, glaciers that spill into the river valleys below.[ 1]
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Akshayuk Pass from the air, November 2014
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