Cape Flinders

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

LocationKiillinnguyaq, Nunavut, Canada
Topo mapNTS 77B8 Cape Flinders
Cape Flinders
Cape Flinders is located in Nunavut
Cape Flinders
Cape Flinders
Coordinates: 68°16′N 108°48′W / 68.267°N 108.800°W / 68.267; -108.800 (Cape Flinders)[1]
LocationKiillinnguyaq, Nunavut, Canada
Offshore water bodiesDease Strait
Topo mapNTS 77B8 Cape Flinders

Cape Flinders is a headland in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the western point of the Kent Peninsula, now known as Kiillinnguyaq.[3]

The cape was named by Sir John Franklin in 1821[4] after the navigator Matthew Flinders.

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI