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      • Inhabited by native peoples for three thousand years, Cape Dorset is situated on Dorset Island, adjacent to Foxe Peninsula at the southwestern tip of Baffin Island. It is world-renowned for the quality of the artwork produced by its visual artists.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KinngaitKinngait - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. travelnunavut.ca › communities › cape-dorsetCape Dorset - Travel Nunavut

    Cape Dorset. Also known as ‘Kinngait’ in Inuktitut, this ancient artistic community is a main stop for arctic cruise ships. Inhabited by native peoples for three thousand years, Cape Dorset is situated on Dorset Island, adjacent to Foxe Peninsula at the southwestern tip of Baffin Island.

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  6. canadiannorth.com › destination › kinngaitKinngait (Cape Dorset) - Canadian North

    Kinngait (Cape Dorset) is world-renowned for its Inuit art produced by its sculptors and drawing artists. Also known as Kinngait, meaning mountains in Inuktitut, learn about the land, culture and history of Nunavut through its stunning and thoughtful art.

  7. destinationnunavut.ca › destinations › qikiqtaalukKinngait | Destination Nunavut

    Cape Dorset is world-renowned for its Inuit art produced by its sculptors and drawing artists. Also known as Kinngait, meaning mountains in Inuktitut, learn about the land, culture and history of Nunavut through its stunning and thoughtful art.

  8. www.youtube.com › watchCape Dorset, Nunavut: The Epicentre of Inuit Art - YouTube

    The Inuit of Cape Dorset have a solid sense of family, society and tradition, and through their art have managed to place this tiny hamlet prominently on the...

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  9. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › cape-dorsetKinngait | The Canadian Encyclopedia

    Aug 7, 2012 · The hamlet of Kinngait is situated on Dorset Island, off the southeast coast of the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island, 395 km southwest of Iqaluit. Known for a period as Cape Dorset, in 2020 the hamlet returned to its original Inuktut name, Kinngait, meaning “mountains.”

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dorset_IslandDorset Island - Wikipedia

    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. It is serviced by an airport and a harbour. The island was named after the statesman Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset.

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