Imiligaarjuit
Cape
Imiligaarjuit is located in Nunavut
Imiligaarjuit
Imiligaarjuit
Coordinates: 62°39′21″N 069°34′38″W / 62.65583°N 69.57722°W / 62.65583; -69.57722
LocationQaqaluit Island, Nunavut
Offshore water bodiesDavis Strait
TypeCape

Imiligaarjuit (ᐃᒥᓕᒑᕐᔪᐃᑦ)[1] formerly Cape Tanfield[2] is a cape in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It sits in Hudson Strait, about 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Kimmirut. It forms part of Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula.

The archeological site Tanfield Valley is found on the cape.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Imiligaarjuit
  2. ↑ Imiligaarjuit (Formerly Cape Tanfield)
  3. ↑ Pfeiff, Margo (July–August 2013). "When the Vikings were in Nunavut" (PDF). Up Here. Yellowknife, Canada. Retrieved 15 July 2023.


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