Peninsulas of the Kitikmeot Region

peninsula in Nunavut, Canada

peninsula in Nunavut, Canada

peninsula in Nunavut, Canada

Kiillinnguyaq, formerly the Kent Peninsula, is a large Arctic peninsula, almost totally surrounded by water, in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Were it not for a isthmus at the southeast corner it would be a long island parallel to the coast. From the isthmus it extends westward into the Coronation Gulf. To the south, Melville Sound separates it from the mainland. To the north is Dease Strait and then Victoria Island. To the west is Coronation Gulf and to the east, Queen Maud Gulf. Cape Flinders marks the western tip of the peninsula, Cape Franklin is at the northwestern point, and Hiiqtinniq

peninsula in Nunavut, Canada

peninsula in Nunavut, Canada

peninsula in Nunavut, Canada