Kangiqtugaapik

Kangiqtugaapik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ[1]) formerly Clyde Inlet[2] is a body of water in eastern Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. Its mouth opens into the Davis Strait from the west.

Kangiqtugaapik
View of Kangiqtugaapik
Kangiqtugaapik
Location in Nunavut
LocationBaffin Island
Coordinates70°14′37″N 68°57′37″W
Ocean/sea sourcesBaffin Bay
Basin countriesNunavut, Canada
Max. length120 km (75 mi)
Max. width16 km (9.9 mi)
SettlementsClyde River

The Inuit community of Clyde River is located on the inlet's Patricia Bay. The community is a popular launching-off point for remote big wall climbing on the east coast of Baffin. The nearby fiords are home to many granite walls with some established routes and plenty of space for new first ascents.[3]

Geography

At one time, before its deglaciation, Kangiqtugaapik was a 120 km (75 mi) long fjord.[4]

The Kangiqtugaapik system includes three main geographic features, the 12 km (7.5 mi) long Patricia Bay[5] close to the northern side of the entrance, where the inhabited settlement of Clyde River is located, as well as two long fjords branching roughly about 20 km (12 mi) from the mouth of the bay with their heads in the southwest.

Kangiqtugaapik

Kangiqtugaapik, is the northern branch. It is 95 km (59 mi) long and has the Clyde River at its head,[6]

Inugsuin Fiord

The Inugsuin Fiord[7] in the south is 90 km (56 mi) long and has a number of unnamed islands at its mouth.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Kangiqtugaapik". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. "Kangiqtugaapik (Formerly Clyde Inlet)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. Synnot, Mark (2008). Baffin Island: Climbing, Trekking, & Skiing. Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 978-1894765985.
  4. Briner, J.P.; Overeem, I.; Miller, G.; Finkel, R. (2006-12-13). "The deglaciation of Clyde Inlet, northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada". Journal of Quaternary Science. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 22 (3): 223–232. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.718.8201. doi:10.1002/jqs.1057. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  5. "Patricia Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. "Clyde River". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  7. "Inugsuin Fiord". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  8. "Clyde Inlet". Mapcarta. Retrieved 1 May 2016.


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