Dorset Island
Dorset Island, or Cape Dorset Island, is one of the Canadian Arctic islands located in Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada. It lies off the Foxe Peninsula area of southwestern Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Dorset Airport.
Cape Dorset Airport
Aerodrome
Kinngait Airport is located at Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. Turbo-prop aircraft are used and handled at this airport due to the runway surface and length. Cape Dorset Airport is situated 3½ km north of Dorset Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Dorset.
Cape Dorset
Town
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Kinngait, 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. Cape Dorset is situated 3½ km north of Dorset Island.
Dorset Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nunavut, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Dorset Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Dorset Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa Dorset”
- Cebuano: “Dorset Island”
- Chinese: “多塞特岛”
- French: “Dorset Island”
- Swedish: “Dorset Island”
- Turkish: “Dorset Adası”
- Turkish: “Dorset Island”
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Highlights include Eegatuak Hill and West Inlet.
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