Cape Bexley | |
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  Cape Bexley | |
| Coordinates: 69°01′N 115°55′W / 69.017°N 115.917°W [1] | |
| Location | Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada |
| Offshore water bodies | Dolphin and Union Strait |
Cape Bexley is a headland in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the mainland, on the south shore of Dolphin and Union Strait, and bounded on the south by Souths Bay. It was named after Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley.
It is the ancestral home of the Akuliakattagmiut, a Copper Inuit subgroup. [2] Haneragmiut camped here, too, and Nagyuktogmiut were visitors. [3]
References
- ^ "Cape Bexley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. New York: The Trustees of the American Museum. pp. 26–31. OCLC 13626409.
- ^ Stefansson, V. (December 30, 1914). "PREHISTORIC AND PRESENT COMMERCE AMONG THE ARCTIC COAST ESKIMO". Museum Bulletin No. 6. Geological Survey. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
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Cape Bexley | |
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Cape Bexley | |
| Coordinates: 69°01′N 115°55′W / 69.017°N 115.917°W [1] | |
| Location | Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada |
| Offshore water bodies | Dolphin and Union Strait |
Cape Bexley is a headland in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the mainland, on the south shore of Dolphin and Union Strait, and bounded on the south by Souths Bay. It was named after Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley.
It is the ancestral home of the Akuliakattagmiut, a Copper Inuit subgroup. [2] Haneragmiut camped here, too, and Nagyuktogmiut were visitors. [3]
References
- ^ "Cape Bexley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic Expedition of the American Museum: Preliminary Ethnological Report. New York: The Trustees of the American Museum. pp. 26–31. OCLC 13626409.
- ^ Stefansson, V. (December 30, 1914). "PREHISTORIC AND PRESENT COMMERCE AMONG THE ARCTIC COAST ESKIMO". Museum Bulletin No. 6. Geological Survey. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
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