Nuvuttiq
Nuvuttiq
ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ (Inuktitut) Cape Searle | |
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Nuvuttiq | |
| Coordinates: 67°13′49″N 062°27′37″W / 67.23028°N 62.46028°WNuvuttiq at Natural Resources Canada | |
| Location | Qaqulluit, Nunavut |
| Offshore water bodies | Davis Strait |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Topo map | NTS 16M1 Block Island |
Nuvuttiq (ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ) formerly Cape Searle is an uninhabited headland located on Qaqulluit's northeastern tip, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
It was named by Arctic explorer John Ross on September 17, 1818 in honour of John Clark Searle, Esq., then Chairman of the Victualling Board.