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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 IslandinNunavut, Canada.[2]

Inuksuk Point
Native name
Inuktitut: Inuksugalait
Enukso Point
Inuksuit at the Inuksuk Point
TypeInuksuit
LocationNunavut, Canada
Nearest cityKinngait
Coordinates64°34′N 078°12′W / 64.567°N 78.200°W / 64.567; -78.200 (Enukso Point)[1]
Established23 October 1969

National Historic Site of Canada

Inuksuk Point is located in Nunavut
Inuksuk Point

Inuksuk Point

Inuksuk Point is located in Canada
Inuksuk Point

Inuksuk Point (Canada)

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

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  1. ^ "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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