Qikiqtarjuarusiq

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]

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Qikiqtarjuarusiq is located in Nunavut
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Qikiqtarjuarusiq is located in Canada
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Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates62°33′22″N 70°00′22″W
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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
  1. Qikiqtarjuarusiq
  2. Qikiqtarjuarusiq (Formerly High Bluff Island)
  3. "High Bluff Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.


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