Kinngait
Kinngait (Inuktitut meaning "high mountain" or "where the hills are"; Syllabics: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ), known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit hamlet located on Dorset Island near Foxe Peninsula at the southern tip of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Kinngait
Sikusiilaq ᑭᙵᐃᑦ | |
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Part of the village with characteristic Kinngait hill, May 1997 | |
| Nickname: Capital of Inuit Art | |
Kinngait Kinngait | |
| Coordinates: 64°14′00″N 076°32′30″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Electoral district | South Baffin |
| Federal Electoral district | Nunavut |
| Hudson's Bay Company post | 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet |
| • Mayor | Timoon Toonoo |
| • MLA | David Joanasie |
| • MP | Mumilaaq Qaqqaq |
| • Senator | Dennis Patterson |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Total | 9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,396 |
| • Density | 141.2/km2 (366/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code | X0A 0C0 |
| Area code | 867 |
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