Ungirlauttat Explained

Ungirlauttat
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Native Name Link:Inuktitut
Location:Hudson Strait
Coordinates:62.8069°N -69.8186°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

Ungirlauttat (Inuktitut: ᐅᖏᕐᓚᐅᑦᑕᑦ[1]) formerly Uugalautiit 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, 6.2km (03.9miles) away.[3]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk, Kaavvijjuaq, Qaqqannalik, Poodlatee Island, Anguttuaq, Black Bluff Island, Aulatsiviit, Ijjuriktuq, Ivvitsa, Takijualuk, Kinngarjuaq, and Qikiqtarjuarusiq.

Notes and References

  1. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/OEAPO Ungirlauttat
  2. http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/0c77e4e4849c20c3c68dc3de7bf4924d Ungirlauttat (Formerly Uugalautiit Island)
  3. Web site: Uugalautiit Island. travelingluck.com. 2009-08-01.