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Qimivvik

Coordinates: 72°23′25″N 78°54′14″W / 72.39028°N 78.90389°W / 72.39028; -78.90389
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Qimivvik
Qimivvik is located in Nunavut
Qimivvik
Qimivvik
Qimivvik is located in Canada
Qimivvik
Qimivvik
Geography
LocationTasiujaq
Coordinates72°23′25″N 78°54′14″W / 72.39028°N 78.90389°W / 72.39028; -78.90389
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
NunavutNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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.

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