Simialuk Explained

Simialuk
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Northern Canada
Coordinates:69.77°N -82.6439°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

Simialuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓯᒥᐊᓗᒃ[1]) formerly Ormonde Island[2] is an irregularly shaped island located at the eastern opening of the Fury and Hecla Strait. Situated in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern Canadian Arctic, the island is north of the Melville Peninsula's Northeast Cape (separated by the Labrador Narrows), south of Baffin Island (Elder Island lies between them), and west of Foxe Basin. It is approximately 91m (299feet) above sea level.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OEBHE Simialuk
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c713128849c20c33a9a85f55ce7844f Simialuk (Formerly Ormonde Island)
  3. Web site: Ormonde Island ca. 91 m . geonames.org . 2008-11-29 .