The Floe Edge
Also known as: Sinaa
Best time to dive
May to June
Certification & difficulty
Advanced Open Water - advanced conditions (currents/depth); dive within your training.
Snorkelling
Snorkel-friendly - Yes - floe-edge snorkeling with narwhal/beluga is offered as an alternative/complement to diving and is the more common activity for non-technical guests
Safety notes
Extreme cold and cold-water shock, overhead ice environment (entrapment risk), shifting/breaking ice, polar bear encounters, extreme remoteness with no nearby medical/recompression facilities
Permits & fees
- (site lies adjacent to Sirmilik National Park/Nunavut Inuit-owned land; access is arranged through the outfitter with local Arctic Bay Hunters and Trappers Organization permission - no fixed public park-fee schedule identified; VERIFY exact permit/land-use arrangement)
Permits and operators change - confirm before booking.
Location
Nearest hub: Arctic Bay (via Iqaluit)
This profile is desk research, compiled from public sources - not a first-hand dive report. Coordinates are approximate.