Qikiqtarjuarusiq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᕈᓯᖅ[1]) formerly High Bluff 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, 33.6 km (20.9 mi) away.[3]
Geography | |
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Location | Hudson Strait |
Coordinates | 62°33′22″N 70°00′22″W / 62.55611°N 70.00611°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, Qaqqannalik, Poodlatee Island, Uugalautiit Island, Black Bluff Island, Aulatsiviit, Ijjurittiak Island, Ivisaat Island, Takijualuk, Juet Island and Qikiqtarjuaq.
References
edit- ^ Qikiqtarjuarusiq
- ^ Qikiqtarjuarusiq (Formerly High Bluff Island)
- ^ "High Bluff Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.