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Ivvitsa

Coordinates: 62°42′35″N 069°48′02″W / 62.70972°N 69.80056°W / 62.70972; -69.80056
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Ivvitsa
Ivvitsa is located in Nunavut
Ivvitsa
Ivvitsa
Ivvitsa is located in Canada
Ivvitsa
Ivvitsa
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates62°42′35″N 069°48′02″W / 62.70972°N 69.80056°W / 62.70972; -69.80056
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Ivvitsa (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᕝᕕᑦᓴ[1]) formerly Ivisaat 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, 16.7 km (10.4 mi) away.[3]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, Qaqqannalik, Poodlatee Island, Anguttuaq, Black Bluff Island, Aulatsiviit, Ijjuriktuq, Takijualuk, Juet Island, and Uugalautiit Island.

References

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  1. ^ Ivvitsa
  2. ^ Ivvitsa (Formerly Ivisaat Island)
  3. ^ "Ivisaat Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.