Shaftesbury Inlet

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Shaftesbury Inlet 62°36′N069°16′W / 62.600°N 69.267°W / 62.600; -69.267 (Shaftesbury Inlet) Coordinates: 62°36′N069°16′W / 62.600°N 69.267°W / 62.600; -69.267 (Shaftesbury Inlet) [1] is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in western Hudson Strait, forming a wedge into Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. Kimmirut is to the northwest, while Barrier Inlet is to the southeast.

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Qikiqtaaluk Region Region of Nunavut, Canada

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Nunavut Territory of Canada

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  1. "Shaftesbury Inlet". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18.