Ungirlauttat (Inuktitut: ᐅᖏᕐᓚᐅᑦᑕᑦ[1]) formerly Uugalautiit 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, 6.2 km (3.9 mi) away.[3]
Geography | |
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Location | Hudson Strait |
Coordinates | 62°48′25″N 69°49′07″W / 62.80694°N 69.81861°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk, Kaavvijjuaq, Qaqqannalik, Poodlatee Island, Anguttuaq, Black Bluff Island, Aulatsiviit, Ijjuriktuq, Ivvitsa, Takijualuk, Kinngarjuaq, and Qikiqtarjuarusiq.
References
edit- ^ Ungirlauttat
- ^ Ungirlauttat (Formerly Uugalautiit Island)
- ^ "Uugalautiit Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.