Stories in Stone

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Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.

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Jacquie Matechuk

Taken On

July 17, 2026

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animal bear mammal wildlife ice bird outdoors nature polar_ice_cap ice_cap sea_ice

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Wildlife

Focal: 600
Lens Model: RF600mm F4 L IS USM
Shutter speed: 0.00125 sec
Aperture: f/ 4

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$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$

$Stories in Stone - Rising abruptly from Lancaster Sound, Prince Leopold Island is a monument to an ancient Arctic that was once a warm, shallow sea. Its layered Silurian sandstone and limestone cliffs were formed more than 400 million years ago, then sculpted by ice, wind and water. As the rock fractured, it created countless ledges that now shelter one of the Arctic’s most important seabird colonies—a remarkable place where geology, wildlife and time remain inseparably connected.$