Inuksuk Point
Historic site in Nunavut, Canada
64°34′N 078°12′W / 64.567°N 78.200°W / 64.567; -78.200 (Enukso Point)[1]
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Inuksuk Point
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Inuksuk Point (Canada)
Show map of CanadaInuksuk 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.[2]
This location is renowned due to a group of more than 100 inuksuit - stone cairns built by Inuit.[3] The site has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 23 October 1969.[2][4]
References
- ^ "Enukso Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b "Inuksuk National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Parks Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Heyes, Scott (2002). "Protecting the authenticity and integrity of inuksuit within the arctic milieu". Études/Inuit/Studies. 26 (2): 133–156. doi:10.7202/007648ar. ISSN 0701-1008. OCLC 967627557.
- ^ Inuksuk. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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