Skrugar Point

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Skrugar Point is a peninsula in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on Amund Ringnes Island 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Cape Southwest. It rises to 290 metres (950 ft) above sea level and forms an entrance point to Sand Bay. [1]

Peninsula A piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland

A peninsula is a landform surrounded by water on the majority of its border while being connected to a mainland from which it extends. The surrounding water is usually understood to be continuous, though not necessarily named as a single body of water. Peninsulas are not always named as such; one can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit. A point is generally considered a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water that is less prominent than a cape. A river which courses through a very tight meander is also sometimes said to form a "peninsula" within the loop of water. In English, the plural versions of peninsula are peninsulas and, less commonly, peninsulae.

Qikiqtaaluk Region Region of Nunavut, Canada

The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region or Baffin Region is the easternmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name for Baffin Island. Although the Qikiqtaaluk Region is the most commonly used name in official contexts, several notable public organisations, including Statistics Canada prefer the older term Baffin Region.

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References

  1. ↑ Dodd, G. J.; Benson, G. P.; Watts, D. T. (1976). Arctic pilot. Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 444. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

Coordinates: 78°46′05″N93°50′02″W / 78.768°N 93.834°W / 78.768; -93.834 (Skrugar Point)

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.

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