It lies off the Foxe Peninsula area of southwestern Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region.

The shorter Eegatuak Hill is located 1.1 km (0.7 mi) north of the cape, on its eastern side, rising 99 m (325 ft) above sea level, and exhibiting a distinctive bowl-shape surmounted by a cairn.

A natural harbour exists in the peninsula formed by the southeast side of Mallik Island and the northwest side of Dorset Island with prevailing northwesterly winds at 10 to 15 kn (19 to 28 km/h; 12 to 17 mph) knots, stronger in September and October.

The anchorage may have heavy swell conditions and there is frequent fog during the navigation season of early August through mid-October.

[9] An ancient Paleo-Eskimo people, they flourished in this area for about 2,000 years, during the period of 1000 BC through 1100 AD.

[8] Ornithologists consider the island's cape a major entry way to the nesting area of the blue goose.

In 1929, it was the departure point for naturalist Dr. J. Dewey Soper in his quest for locate the blue goose's Foxe Basin nest area.