Nuvuttiq
ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ (Inuktitut) Cape Searle | |
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  Nuvuttiq | |
| Coordinates: 67°13′49″N 062°27′37″W / 67.23028°N 62.46028°W[1] | |
| Location | Qaqulluit, Nunavut |
| Offshore water bodies | Davis Strait |
| Native name | ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ (Inuktitut) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Topo map | NTS 16M1 Block Island |
Nuvuttiq (ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ[1]) formerly Cape Searle[2] is an uninhabited headland located on Qaqulluit's northeastern tip, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
It was named by Arctic explorer John Ross on September 17, 1818 in honour of John Clark Searle, Esq.,[3] then Chairman of the Victualling Board.
- ^ a b "Nuvuttiq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "Nuvuttiq (Formerly Cape Searle)". February 16, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Ross, John (1819). A voyage of discovery. Vol. 2 (Digitized December 13, 2005 ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 31. Retrieved May 2, 2009.