Kinngait (Nunavut)
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Name (Hebrew)
קינגאיט (נונאווט)
Name (Latin)
Kinngait (Nunavut)
Other forms of name
Kingnait (Nunavut)
Coordinates
W0763230 W0763230 N0641400 N0641400 (cgndb )
-76.5417 -76.5417 64.2333 64.2333 (cgndb )
Type of jurisdiction
Villages
Associated country
Canada
See Also From tracing place name
Cape Dorset (Nunavut)
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- The art and life of Ningiukulu Teevee, 2023:LAC CIP application (Ningiukulu Teevee is a talented artist from Kinngait, Nunavut)
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, December 20, 2022(Kinngait; located in Nunavut; hamlet; 64° 14' 0" N, 76° 32' 30" W; 64.2333, -76.5417)
- Kinngait (Inuktitut meaning "high mountain" or "where the hills are"; formerly known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020; Inuit hamlet located on Dorset Island near Foxe Peninsula at the southern tip of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada ( (Wikipedia, viewed on December 20, 2022:) )
- Katilvik.com, Dec. 26, 2010(community search: Kingnait, Cape Dorset)
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Wikipedia description:
Kinngait (Inuktitut meaning 'high mountain' or 'where the hills are'; Syllabics: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ or ᑭᖖᒉᑦ), known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit hamlet located on Dorset Island near Foxe Peninsula at the southern tip of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
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