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]Established23 October 1969
Inuksuk Point is located in Nunavut
Inuksuk Point
Inuksuk Point
Show map of Nunavut
Inuksuk Point is located in Canada
Inuksuk Point
Inuksuk Point (Canada)
Show map of Canada

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 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

  1. ^ "Enukso Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b "Inuksuk National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Parks Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Inuksuk. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 30 October 2013.