Pitsiulartok or Pituilaktok (formerly Fairway Island)[1] is a small, uninhabited island located at 63°15'N, 90°33'W[2] in Hudson Bay, about 13 km[3] from the community of Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. The narrow island is about 3.5 km in length and barely 1 km wide at its widest point. Traditionally it was a walrus-hunting ground for the local Inuit,[2] and a landmark for southern whalers.[4] It is part of a loose chain of small islands running along the coast, including Sakpik Island and Promise Island.
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  Pitsiulartok (Formerly "Fairway Island")  Pitsiulartok (Formerly "Fairway Island") | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Hudson Bay |
| Coordinates | 63°15′N 090°33′W / 63.250°N 90.550°W |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The name "Pituilaktok" comes from the Inuktitut name for a local bird known in English as the black guillemot (cepphus grylle), "pitiula".[5]
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Fairway Island, early 1920s. Subject unidentified. Photo by Hudson's Bay Company employee Capt. George Cleveland of the motor schooner Fort Chesterfield.
References
edit- ^ "Renaming the North". explorenorth.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ a b COSEWIC COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN CANADA. "COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus in Canada" (2006). Ottawa, ON.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Geographic features & Photographs around Chesterfield Inlet, in Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ Barr, William (2004). Red Serge and Polar Bear Pants: The Biography of Harry Stallworthy. University of Alberta. p. 59. ISBN 0-88864-433-7.
Fairway Island +Chesterfield.
- ^ Arctic Institute of North America. "Eskimo Bird Names at Chesterfield Inlet and Baker Lake, Keewatin, Northwest Territories" (PDF). ucalgary.com. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
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