Cape Bathurst Northwest Territories Map

About Cape Bathurst, Northwest Territories

Cape Bathurst is a locality in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a town. Cape Bathurst is located at 70.5334°N, 128.0027°W.

Cape Bathurst, a remote peninsula jutting into the Arctic Ocean, presents a stark and formidable beauty. It lies 189.1 km south-south-west of Sachs Harbour, NT (from Sachs Harbour, NT: bearing 213°T), and is situated 1.9 km south of Baillie. The land here is a vast, treeless expanse of rolling tundra, sculpted by wind and ice into a landscape that feels both ancient and alive. Low-lying hills, carpeted in mosses, lichens, and hardy grasses, meet the restless grey waters of the sea, their edges frayed by the constant ebb and flow of tides. In the brief, brilliant summer, wildflowers, tiny and tenacious, bloom in vibrant splashes of colour, a fleeting defiance against the encroaching chill. The air itself carries a keen, clean edge, a constant reminder of the immense, untamed wilderness that surrounds this northern outpost. Historically, Cape Bathurst has been a vital territory for the Gwich'in and Inuvialuit peoples, their ancestral connection to this land etched into the very contours of the earth. For millennia, they have navigated its shores, hunted its abundant wildlife, and lived in harmony with its rhythms. While modern economic endeavors are scarce, the echoes of past activities, like the fleeting presence of whaling stations and the enduring importance of subsistence hunting and fishing, still resonate. The peninsula's strategic location has also held a quiet significance, a silent sentinel at the edge of the world, its vast, open skies often painted with the ethereal dance of the Northern Lights, a spectacle that draws the gaze upwards and imbues the long winter nights with a profound, silent magic.

About This Cape Bathurst Map Page

Explore Cape Bathurst, Northwest Territories, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 70.533429, -128.002664. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Cape Bathurst includes the postal code (X0E), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Cape Bathurst is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.