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

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


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