Cape Flinders

Cape Flinders
Cape
Cape Flinders
Coordinates: 68°16′N108°48′W / 68.267°N 108.800°W / 68.267; -108.800 (Cape Flinders) [1]
Location	Kiillinnguyaq, Nunavut, Canada
Offshore water bodies	Dease Strait
Topo map	NTS 77B8 Cape Flinders

Cape Flinders is a headland in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the western point of the Kent Peninsula, now known as Kiillinnguyaq. ^[3]

The cape was named by Sir John Franklin in 1821 ^[4] after the navigator Matthew Flinders.

References

1. "Cape Flinders". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
2. "Cape Flinders". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
3. McGoogan, Ken (2003). Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot. Basic Books. p. 139. ISBN   0-7867-1156-6.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. Murphy, David (2004). The Arctic Fox: Francis Leopold McClintock. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 25. ISBN   1-55002-523-6.