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.