Qimivvik Explained

Qimivvik
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Tasiujaq
Coordinates:72.3903°N -78.9039°W
Archipelago:Arctic Archipelago
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions:Nunavut
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Region
Country Admin Divisions 1:Qikiqtaaluk
Population:Uninhabited

Qimivvik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᒥᕝᕕᒃ[1]) formerly Emmerson Island[2] is a member of the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. Located in Tasiujaq near the mouths of Oliver Sound and Tay Sound, it is an irregularly shaped island off the Baffin Island coast. Mumiksaa lies to its south.

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OBAXI Qimivvik
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/70beeae7d05411d892e2080020a0f4c9 Qimivvik (Formerly Emmerson Island)