Kinngarjuaq Explained

Kinngarjuaq
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Hudson Strait
Coordinates:62.6078°N -69.5019°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

Kinngarjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᙵᕐᔪᐊᖅ[1]) formerly Juet 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, 35.2km (21.9miles) 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, Ijjuriktuq, Ivvitsa, Takijualuk, and Uugalautiit Island. Eight pre-Dorset or early Dorset culture sites were excavated on the island and a nearby area on Baffin Island.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OEANL Kinngarjuaq
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c72c5e9849c20c3762596f2b3ed0cf3 Kinngarjuaq (Formerly Juet Island)
  3. Web site: Juet Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-08-01.
  4. Book: National Museum of Canada. Geological Survey of Canada. Victoria Memorial Museum . Department of Mines . Bulletin. 26 June 2012. 1967. Government Printing Bureau. 209.