Inuksuk Point

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]

TypeInuksuit

LocationNunavut, Canada

Nearest cityKinngait

Coordinates64°34′N 078°12′W^[1]

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Inuksuk Point
Native name Inuksugalait (Inuktitut)
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
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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]