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Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk

Coordinates: 62°42′57″N 69°43′44″W / 62.71583°N 69.72889°W / 62.71583; -69.72889
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Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk is located in Nunavut
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk is located in Canada
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates62°42′57″N 69°43′44″W / 62.71583°N 69.72889°W / 62.71583; -69.72889
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Source: Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island at Atlas of Canada

Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᕗᒃᑎᖅᐹᕌᓗᒃ[1]) formerly Nuvursirpaaraaluk 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, 17 km (11 mi) away.[3]

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

References

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