Ijjuriktuq Explained

Ijjuriktuq
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Hudson Strait
Coordinates:62.7642°N -69.7325°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Territory
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited
Footnotes:Source: Ijjurittiak Island at Atlas of Canada

Ijjuriktuq (ᐃᔾᔪᕆᒃᑐᖅ[1]) formerly Ijjurittiak Island[2] is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, 12km (07miles) away.[3]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, Qaqqannalik, Poodlatee Island, Anguttuaq, Black Bluff Island, Aulatsiviit, Ivisaat Island, Takijualuk, Juet Island, and Uugalautiit Island.

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OEAQD Ijjuriktuq
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c730742849c20c3b0a9ee04ee31dfef Ijjuriktuq (Formerly Ijjurittiak Island)
  3. Web site: Ijjurittiak Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-08-01.