Nuvuttiq

Headland located on Qaqulluit, Nunavut, Canada

Nuvuttiq ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ (Inuktitut) Cape Searle
Cape
67°13′49″N 062°27′37″W / 67.23028°N 62.46028°W / 67.23028; -62.46028^[1]
Location	Qaqulluit, Nunavut
Offshore water bodies	Davis Strait
Native name	ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ (Inuktitut)
Area
• Total	2 km² (0.77 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)

Nuvuttiq (ᓄᕗᑦᑎᖅ^[1]) formerly Cape Searle^[2] 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.,^[3] then Chairman of the Victualling Board.

Geography

The habitat is characterized by coastal cliffs and rocky marine shores. It is 2 km² (0.77 sq mi) in size, with an elevation rising up to 450 m (1,480 ft) above sea level.

Fauna

Cape Searle is home to the largest northern fulmar colony in Canada.

Conservation

It is a Canadian Important Bird Area (#NU003), an International Biological Program site and a Key Terrestrial Bird Habitat site.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Nuvuttiq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "Nuvuttiq (Formerly Cape Searle)". February 16, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ Ross, John (1819). A voyage of discovery. Vol. 2 (Digitized December 13, 2005 ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 31. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
^ "Cape Searle". bsc-eoc.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2009.