Iglunga Explained

Iglunga
Other Name:Iglungayut
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Caption:Location in Nunavut
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1:Nunavut
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Qikiqtaaluk
Type:Settlement

Iglunga (previously: Iglungayut) was an Inuit settlement, now uninhabited, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Information

It is located on a Baffin Island offshore island, just south of Iglunga Island, at the southern entrance into Bon Accord Harbour,[1] southwest of Auyuittuq National Park Reserve. The nearest community is Pangnirtung. The elevation is . The name change from Iglungayut to Iglunga occurred 1 August 1957.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dodd, G. J. . G. P. Benson . D. T. Watts . Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept. Arctic pilot. Hydrographer of the Navy. 1976. Digitized Apr 3, 2009. 3. 289.
  2. Book: Arctic. Arctic Institute of North America. 1958. Digitized Dec 20, 2006. 11. 129.