Ukaliqtuuq

Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
64°10′N 76°37′W / 64.167°N 76.617°W / 64.167; -76.617ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
NunavutNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabitedSource: Okolli Island at Atlas of Canada

Ukaliqtuuq (Inuktitut: ᐅᑲᓕᖅᑑᖅ[1]) formerly Okolli Island[2] is one of the Canadian arctic islands located in Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Qikiqtaaluk Region. The island is 7.2 km (4.5 mi) long and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) wide. The elevation is 107 m (351 ft) above sea level.[3]

Kinngait, an Inuit hamlet on Dorset Island, is about 8.6 km (5.3 mi) away.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ukaliqtuuq
  2. ^ Ukaliqtuuq (Formerly Okolli Island)
  3. ^ "Sector 13 Hudson Strait" (PDF). pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  4. ^ "Okolli Island, Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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