Iqaluit Kangiqtunga

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.

Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
Location in Nunavut
LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut
Coordinates62°35′09″N 069°16′58″W
TypeInlet
Ocean/sea sourcesHudson Strait
Basin countriesCanada

References
  1. Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
  2. Iqaluit Kangiqtunga (Formerly Shaftesbury Inlet)


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