Cape Barrow is a cape which separates Coronation Gulf from Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut, Canada. It is named in honour of the arctic explorer Sir John Barrow, and is referred to as Haninnek by the local Inuit.[2]

Cape Barrow
CAE schooner 'North Star' at shore in Cape Barrow
CAE schooner 'North Star' at shore in Cape Barrow
Cape Barrow is located in Nunavut
Cape Barrow
Cape Barrow
Coordinates: 68°01′00″N 110°07′59″W / 68.01667°N 110.13306°W / 68.01667; -110.13306 (Cape Barrow)[1]
LocationNunavut, Canada
Offshore water bodiesCoronation Gulf, Bathurst Inlet

Along with Cape Flinders, it was named in 1821 by Sir John Franklin.[3]

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  1. ^ Cape Barrow Archived October 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at the Atlas of Canada
  2. ^ Recent Explorations on the Canadian Arctic Coast, Rudolph Martin Anderson, Geographical Review, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct., 1917)
  3. ^ McGoogan, Ken (2003). Fatal Passage: The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot. Basic Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-7867-1156-6.[permanent dead link]