Kimmirut is a small Inuit community on the southern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut, located beside the waters of Hudson Strait. Formerly known as Lake Harbour, the settlement sits among rocky hills, freshwater lakes, coastal inlets, and tundra. Its sheltered location gives it a close relationship with the surrounding sea, while the wider landscape contains exposed rock and low Arctic vegetation shaped by a cold, windy climate. Kimmirut is one of Nunavut's smallest communities and has a strong connection to hunting, fishing, carving, sewing, and other activities rooted in the local environment.

Kimmirut lies within the traditional homeland of the Inuit, and Inuktitut remains an important language in community life. Inuit knowledge of the surrounding land and waters supports hunting, fishing, navigation, and travel, with seasonal changes influencing when and where these activities can take place. Kimmirut is particularly recognized for soapstone carving, an art form supported by the availability of local stone. The community's history also includes interaction with outside traders and missionaries, but Inuit traditions remain central to local identity. The Kimmirut Heritage Centre provides insight into the area's cultural and historical heritage.

The landscape around Kimmirut offers a mixture of rocky coast, tundra, freshwater lakes, and low mountains. During the warmer season, the surrounding waters provide opportunities for boating and fishing, while the land supports hiking and wildlife viewing. Arctic wildlife in the wider region includes seals, caribou, Arctic foxes, polar bears, and numerous migratory birds. The nearby Meta Incognita Peninsula contains extensive areas of remote Arctic terrain and important wildlife habitat. Kimmirut's location on a sheltered inlet also provides views of changing sea-ice conditions, which remain an important feature of the local environment and traditional travel.

Country foods remain an important part of life in Kimmirut, with locally harvested fish, seal, caribou, and other wildlife supplementing store-bought foods. Sharing harvested food is an important aspect of Inuit community traditions. Soapstone carving is another distinctive local feature, with artists creating sculptures and practical objects from stone collected in the surrounding area. The community's former name, Lake Harbour, reflects its location beside a sheltered body of water rather than an open ocean-facing coast. Today, Kimmirut's combination of Inuit cultural traditions, local carving, Arctic wildlife, and rugged coastal terrain makes it a distinctive community in southern Baffin Island.