Saglirjuaq Explained

Saglirjuaq
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Fury and Hecla Strait
Coordinates:69.7692°N -83.1436°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

Saglirjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓴᒡᓕᕐᔪᐊᖅ[1]) formerly Liddon Island[2] is one of several irregularly shaped islands located in the Fury and Hecla Strait of Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern Canadian Arctic. It is north of the mainland's Melville Peninsula, south of Baffin Island's Sikosak Bay, west of Simialuk, and east of Saglaarjuk.

It was given its European name for Lieutenant Matthew Liddon, an officer who accompanied Sir William Edward Parry during his search for the Northwest Passage 1819–1820.[3] During that voyage, rock crystal, common iron glance, and red iron ore were discovered on the island.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OEBHC Saglirjuaq
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/66a96fa3d05411d892e2080020a0f4c9 Saglirjuaq (Formerly Liddon Island)
  3. Book: Taylor, Isaac . Names and Their Histories: A Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature . Rivingtons . 1898 . 173 . 4161840 . liddon island. .
  4. Book: Parry, William Edward . Journal of a Third Voyage for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage, from the Atlantic to the Pacific: Performed in the Years 1824-25, in His Majesty′s Ships Hecla and Fury, Under the Orders of Captain William E. Parry… . H. C. Carey and I. Lee . Philadelphia, PA . 1826 . 220 . 2457066 .