Best Point
Best Point is a cape in Nunavut, Northern Canada. Best Point is situated nearby to the locality ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, as well as near the town Ikaluit.Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Island and Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum.
Long Island
Island
Photo: OhanaUnited, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, approximately 4 km south of the capital city of Iqaluit.
Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum
Museum
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum is a museum of Nunavut history and Inuit culture, located in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The museum was founded in 1969 by two employees of Canada's Department of Indian Affairs.
Qarsau Island
Island
Qarsau Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Frobisher Bay, approximately 4.7 km south of the capital city of Iqaluit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iqaluit and Apex.
Iqaluit
Photo: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iqaluit is the capital and largest settlement of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is on a southeastern inlet of Baffin Island. As of 2016, the population stood at just over 7,700 people.
Apex
Hamlet
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Apex is a small community outside Iqaluit located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is about 5 km southeast of Iqaluit on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet.
Best Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
63.7208° or 63° 43′ 15″ northLongitude
-68.53598° or 68° 32′ 10″ westOpen location code
97MHPFC7+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 9482890910OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5899132
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