Cape Flinders
Cape Flinders is a headland in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the western point of the Kent Peninsula, now known as Kiillinnguyaq. The cape was named by Sir John Franklin in 1821 after the navigator Matthew Flinders.Cape Flinders
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Nunavut, Canada
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
68.26367° or 68° 15′ 49″ north
Longitude
-108.8031° or 108° 48′ 11″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
95WH757W+FQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Flinders” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Flinders”
- Czech: “Flindersův mys”
- Swedish: “Cape Flinders (udde i Kanada)”
- Swedish: “Cape Flinders”
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