Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
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Iqaluit Kangiqtunga | |
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Location | Baffin Island, Nunavut |
Coordinates | 62°35′09″N 069°16′58″W / 62.58583°N 69.28278°W |
Type | Inlet |
Ocean/sea sources | Hudson Strait |
Basin countries | Canada |
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.
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