Iqaluit Kangiqtunga

Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
Iqaluit Kangiqtunga is located in Nunavut
Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
Iqaluit Kangiqtunga
Location in Nunavut
LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut
Coordinates62°35′09″N 069°16′58″W / 62.58583°N 69.28278°W / 62.58583; -69.28278
TypeInlet
Ocean/sea sourcesHudson Strait
Basin countriesCanada

Iqaluit Kangiqtunga (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᖓ[1]) formerly Shaftesbury Inlet[2] is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in western Hudson Strait, forming a wedge into Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. The Inuit community of Kimmirut is to the northwest, while Kangiqtualujjuaq is to the southeast.

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