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| Location | Syllabics | Entity | Meaning | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaggijjat | ᐋᒡᒋᔾᔭᑦ | islands | Means skinning a seal. Many seals here in spring and summer. | 71.20140 | -84.98445 |
| Aaggijjat kangiq&ua | ᐋᒡᒋᔾᔭᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᐊ | inlet | A good place for fishing during spring and summer | 71.17342 | -85.00669 |
| Aagiap Tasinga | ᐋᒋᐊᑉ ᑕᓯᖓ | lake | Named in reference to Aaggijjat. This lake was named when today's elders were children. | 71.13385 | -84.94937 |
| Agguq | ᐊᒡᒍᖅ | Hill | This area is always windy, but on the land side of the hill, it is calmed as the hill blocks the wind. Old sod houses. Seal hunting and good fishing. | 70.44780 | -87.11285 |
| Agliruujaak | ᐊᒡᓕᕉᔮᒃ | ridge | Looks like a human jaw. many sod houses. Good camping place for fishing, seal hunting, and caribou hunting. | 72.02621 | -80.50185 |
| Akkimaniq | ᐊᒃᑭᒪᓂᖅ | peninsula | The ice around this peninsula moves a lot. The crossing of this strait is rough due to ice conditions. Caribou and polar bear hunting. Sod houses. | 70.01949 | -85.38239 |
| Akkimaniup Itillinga | ᐊᒃᑭᒪᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᑎᓪᓕᖓ | inlet | In reference to Akkimaniq. On the trail to Iglulik. Caribou and seal hunting and fishing. | 70.08900 | -85.87265 |
| Akpat | ᐊᒃᐸᑦ | cliff | Nesting place for akpait. Camping place in the spring/summer, when eggs could be gathered. | 73.75403 | -80.34208 |
| Aksakaligaannguaqtuq | ᐊᒃᓴᑲᓕᒑᙳᐊᖅᑐᖅ | mountain | At the side of the mountain there is a large rock that seems like is going to roll over and fall to the ground. The rock is actually supported by another rock below. Good camping place for spring and summer seal hunting. | 73.24908 | -85.16222 |
| Aktinnaaruq | ᐊᒃᑎᓐᓈᕈᖅ | valley | This valley rises gradually from the beach | 70.16840 | -86.33982 |
| Akuliaqattaq | ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅ | peninsula | The name refers to the whole peninsula. A divider. | 72.34911 | -80.84254 |
| Akuliaqattaq | ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅ | peninsula | This is an old name for a large extension of land that is seen as a divider between two areas. Replaces Brodeur Peninsula. | 71.55187 | -86.92951 |
| Akuliaqattaq | ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅ | peninsula | This is an old name for a large extension of land that is seen as a divider between two areas. Formerly the Brodeur Peninsula. | 71.68714 | -88.84212 |
| Akuliaqattaq | ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅ | peninsula | This is an old name for a large extension of land that is seen as a divider between two areas. Formerly, the Brodeur Peninsula. | 73.21012 | -88.38664 |
| Akuliaqattaq | ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅ | peninsula | This is an old name for a large extension of land that is seen as a divider between two areas. Formerly, the Brodeur Peninsula. | 72.56243 | -88.70392 |
| Akuliaqattaq | ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅ | peninsula | This is an old name for a large extension of land that is seen as a divider between two areas. Formerly, Brodeur Peninsula. | 72.49849 | -87.44215 |
| Akuliaqattaup Nuvua | ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᐅᑉ ᓄᕗᐊ | peninsula | This is an old name for a large extension of land that is viewed as a divider between two areas. The point of the former Brodeur Peninsula. | 73.66523 | -85.92144 |
| Ananngilik | ᐊᓇᙱᓕᒃ | point | There are a lot of black flies due to the presence of seaweed on the beach. Camp site. | 70.24231 | -86.55899 |
| Angmaalik | ᐊᖕᒫᓕᒃ | cliff | A little cliff. It looks like the chimney of an iglu.Used to be known as Angmaalik. | 73.68728 | -81.45221 |
| Angmaaraaluit | ᐊᖕᒫᕌᓗᐃᑦ | mountain | Much flint in this area. Camping place. | 72.27281 | -80.21150 |
| Angmaluqtakuluk | ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᑕᑯᓗᒃ | part of river | The name refers to a segment of a river that looks like a lake. A good place for fishing. | 71.65254 | -84.20800 |
| Angugaattiaqtalik | ᐊᖑᒑᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᓕᒃ | point | Named after a person (Angugaattiaq) that died there long time ago. | 72.17907 | -85.49535 |
| Aqiarurnak | ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᓇᒃ | Lake | Good camping and seal hunting. | 73.64982 | -83.04276 |
| Aqiarurnak | ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᓇᒃ | inlet | There is seal hunting in this inlet throughout the year, but mostly during the summer. | 72.41969 | -84.88764 |
| Aqiarurnaup Tasinga | ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᓇᐅᑉ Tᐊᓯᖓ | lake | The lake of Aqiarunngnak. This lake looks like a stomach. | 72.49036 | -84.65296 |
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