Iglunga
Iglunga[1] (previously: Iglungayut[2]) was an Inuit settlement, now uninhabited, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
Iglunga
Iglungayut | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
  Iglunga  Iglunga | |
| Coordinates: 66°16′N 67°07′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Information
It is located on a Baffin Island offshore island, just south of Iglunga Island, at the southern entrance into Bon Accord Harbour,[3] southwest of Auyuittuq National Park Reserve. The nearest community is Pangnirtung. The elevation is 0.91 m (3 ft). The name change from Iglungayut to Iglunga occurred 1 August 1957.[4]
References
- "Iglunga". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Iglungayut". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- Dodd, G. J.; G. P. Benson; D. T. Watts (1976). Arctic pilot. Vol. 3. Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (Digitized Apr 3, 2009 ed.). Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 289.
- Arctic. Vol. 11 (Digitized Dec 20, 2006 ed.). Arctic Institute of North America. 1958. p. 129.
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