Dorset Island

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Dorset Island is a small island in Nunavut, Canada, known for the Inuit community of Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset) and its internationally renowned Inuit art.

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Dorset Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
access served by Cape Dorset Airport
linked to: Cape Dorset Airport
administrativeTerritory Nunavut
artStyle etching and lithography
modern Inuit graphic art
stonecut prints
climate Arctic climate
country Canada
elevation low-lying island
governingBody Government of Nunavut
Kinngait hamlet council
hasCulturalHeritage Inuit culture
linked to: Inuit
hasCulturalInstitution Kinngait Studios
hasEconomicActivity art production
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Inuit
hasFormerName Cape Dorset Island
linked to: Cape Dorset
hasFormerSettlementName Cape Dorset
hasInhabitedPlace Kinngait
hasLanguage English
Inuktitut
hasNotableOutput annual Inuit print collections
hasSettlement Kinngait
knownFor Inuit art
Inuit sculpture
printmaking
stone carving
locatedIn Arctic Archipelago
Hudson Strait
Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk Region
namedAfter Cape Dorset
nearbyWaterBody Foxe Peninsula
Hudson Strait
partOf Canadian Arctic
populationCenter Kinngait
regionType remote northern community area
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transport air transport via regional flights
small boat access in ice-free season

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Cape Dorset locatedOn Dorset Island
Cape Dorset Airport locatedOn Dorset Island
Dorset culture namedAfter Dorset Island