Nirlirnaqtuuq
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Island in Nunavut, Canada
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Foxe Basin |
| Coordinates | 69°28′58′′N 81°34′47′′W / 69.48278°N 81.57972°W / 69.48278; -81.57972 (Neerlonakto Island) |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Nirlirnaqtuuq (ᓂᕐᓕᕐᓇᖅᑑᖅ[1] formerly Neerlonakto Island[2] (alternate: Nerdlernartoq,[3] ) is an irregularly shaped, extremely flat,[4] uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Foxe Basin with the mainland's Melville Peninsula is to the west and Baffin Island is to the north. The Inuit community of Igloolik is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest, on Igloo Island. Tern Island is 31.7 km (19.7 mi) to the east.
References
[edit ]- ^ Nirlirnaqtuuq
- ^ Nirlirnaqtuuq (Formerly Neerlonakto Island)
- ^ "Neerlonakto island". tageo.com. Retrieved 2008年12月01日.
- ^ Aporta, Claudio (December 2003). "New Ways of Mapping:". Arctic. 56 (4): 4. doi:10.14430/arctic629. Archived from the original on 2012年12月09日.
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