Inuksuk Point (Enukso Point, Inuksugalait) is a small peninsula on Foxe Peninsula, approximately 88.5 km (55.0 mi) from Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset) on the southwest of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada.[3]
Inuksuk Point | |
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Native name Inuktitut: Inuksugalait | |
Enukso Point | |
![]() Inuksuit at the Inuksuk Point | |
Type | Inuksuit |
Location | Nunavut, Canada |
Nearest city | Kinngait |
Coordinates | 64°34′N 078°12′W[1] |
Established | 23 October 1969 |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
![]() ![]() Inuksuk Point Show map of Nunavut![]() ![]() Inuksuk Point (Canada) Show map of Canada |
This location is renowned due to a group of more than 100 inuksuit - stone cairns built by Inuit.[4] The site has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 23 October 1969.[3][5]
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