Iqaluit Kangiqtunga Explained

Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nunavut
Location:Baffin Island, Nunavut
Coords:62.5858°N -69.2828°W
Oceans:Hudson Strait
Countries:Canada
Type:Inlet

Iqaluit Kangiqtunga (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᖓ[1]) formerly Shaftesbury Inlet[2] is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in western Hudson Strait, forming a wedge into Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. The Inuit community of Kimmirut is to the northwest, while Kangiqtualujjuaq is to the southeast.

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OEANF Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c76b7ef849c20c3e9ed29f6fe388808 Iqaluit Kangiqtunga (Formerly Shaftesbury Inlet)