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Cape Flinders
Cape
Cape Flinders
Coordinates: 68°16′N 108°48′W / 68.267°N 108.800°W / 68.267; -108.800 (Cape Flinders)
Location	Kiillinnguyaq, Nunavut, Canada
Offshore water bodies	Dease Strait
Topo map	NTS 77B8 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.

References

1. "Cape Flinders". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
2. McGoogan, Ken (2003). Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot. Basic Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-7867-1156-6.
3. Murphy, David (2004). The Arctic Fox: Francis Leopold McClintock. Dundurn Press Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 1-55002-523-6.

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