Kangiqtugaapik

Kangiqtugaapik
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Kangiqtugaapik is located in Nunavut
Kangiqtugaapik
Kangiqtugaapik
Location in Nunavut
LocationBaffin Island
Coordinates70°14′37″N 68°57′37″W / 70.24361°N 68.96028°W / 70.24361; -68.96028[1]
Ocean/sea sourcesBaffin Bay
Basin countriesNunavut, Canada
Max. length120 km (75 mi)
Max. width16 km (9.9 mi)
SettlementsClyde River

Kangiqtugaapik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ[1]) formerly Clyde Inlet[2] is a body of water in eastern Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. Its mouth opens into the Davis Strait from the west.

The Inuit community of Clyde River is located on the inlet's Patricia Bay. The community is a popular launching-off point for remote big wall climbing on the east coast of Baffin. The nearby fiords are home to many granite walls with some established routes and plenty of space for new first ascents.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Kangiqtugaapik". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Kangiqtugaapik (Formerly Clyde Inlet)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ Synnot, Mark (2008). Baffin Island: Climbing, Trekking, & Skiing. Rocky Mountain Books. ISBN 978-1894765985.