Cumberland Peninsula is a peninsula in the southeastern part of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is located between 64ð56' and 67ð57' north latitude, and 61ð56' to 68ð west longitude. The Arctic Circle crosses the peninsula, with the Labrador Sea to the southeast, and the Davis Strait to the east, which lies between the peninsula and Greenland. The Cumberland Sound lies to the southwest, separating the Cumberland Peninsula from the Hall Peninsula, which is also part of Baffin Island.
The Cumberland Peninsula is part of the Arctic Tundra biomeâÂÂthe world's coldest and driest biomeâÂÂas is the rest of Baffin Island. The terrain is mountainous, and Mt. Odin, near the Arctic Circle, rises .
The peninsula is home to Pangnirtung, which lies on the southwest coast, and the Auyuittuq National Park.