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| Location | Syllabics | Entity | Meaning | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savik | ᓴᕕᒃ | Ridge and Water | Rocks here are flat, used by Inuit to make knives. | 72.31381 | -80.70472 |
| Savit nuvua | ᓴᕕᑦ ᓄᕗᐊ | point | Named in reference to Savik. A good fishing place. | 72.38342 | -80.50416 |
| Siggua | ᓯᒡᒍᐊ | point | This point looks like a small, four-legged animal's snout. Old camping place. Polar bear and walrus hunting. | 73.73484 | -82.84146 |
| Siirmiup saputingit | ᓰᕐᒥᐅᑉ ᓴᐳᑎᖏᑦ | fish trap | An old fishing place. A camping place | 71.21596 | -84.65478 |
| Sikujaq | ᓯᑯᔭᖅ | pathway | This network of lakes looks like the sea ice. Part of a trail. | 70.75389 | -84.68290 |
| Simiarutaq | ᓯᒥᐊᕈᑕᖅ | island | "Little plug", in reference to the neighboring (and bigger) island of Simik. Nesting place for ducks and terns. North of the island there is a polynya. Good sealing destination. | 71.33382 | -84.82556 |
| Simik | ᓯᒥᒃ | island | This island, like a plug, stops the current and may influence the presence of the neighboring polynya. Good fishing and seal hunting. Many birds in summe. Several sod houses around the island. | 71.37707 | -84.85410 |
| Sinaasiurvik Kangilliq | ᓯᓈᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᑲᖏᓪᓕᖅ | point | In the spring, the floe edge forms from this point across the inlet. Good seal and narwhal hunting. There are some old sod houses here. Narwhal tusks were used to build the structure of the roofs. | 73.48010 | -84.16836 |
| Sinaasiurvik Kitiq&iq | ᓯᓈᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᑭᑎᖅᖠᖅ | point | In the spring, the floe edge forms from this point across the inlet. Good seal and narwhal hunting. There are some old sod houses here. Narwhal tusks were used to build the structure of the roofs. | 73.50872 | -83.99687 |
| Sinaasiurviup Kangiq&ua | ᓯᓈᓯᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᐊ | inlet | Named in reference to Sinaasiurvik Kitiq&iq. The ice here is safe for travel. Good hunting for narwhal. | 73.42958 | -83.69716 |
| Siqiniq | ᓯᕿᓂᖅ | cape | When the waves hit this cape, they produce a big splash against the cliffs. Good camping place. | 73.89223 | -90.19770 |
| Sirmiarjuk | ᓯᕐᒥᐊᕐᔪᒃ | glacier | "Small glacier." This glacier has several "branches" that reach the sea. | 73.22361 | -81.08995 |
| Sirmik | ᓯᕐᒥᒃ | glacier | Around this large glacier there are good fishing and caribou hunting places. There are also a lot of old sod houses. | 71.24508 | -84.72595 |
| Sirmikuluk | ᓯᕐᒥᑯᓗᒃ | glacier | "Small glacier." This glacier is a landmark along the trail between Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet. Caribou hunting. | 72.34987 | -82.26892 |
| Sirmikuluup Tasinga | ᓯᕐᒥᑯᓘᑉ ᑕᓯᖓ | lake | Named in reference to Sirmikuluk. A very good fishing lake (trout and arctic char). Old camp site. This lake is part of the trail between Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet. | 72.42000 | -82.42372 |
| Siurajaakuluk | ᓯᐅᕋᔮᑯᓗᒃ | point | Sandy. | 73.14014 | -85.05064 |
| Siuralik | ᓯᐅᕋᓕᒃ | point | Sandy. Good camping place. Walrus, narwhal and seal hunting. | 73.72224 | -81.57399 |
| Siuralik | ᓯᐅᕋᓕᒃ | point | A minister used to live in this place. His cabin burned down a long time ago. | 72.24460 | -84.75247 |
| Siuraliup kangiq&ukulua | ᓯᐅᕋᓕᐅᑉ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᑯᓗᐊ | inlet | The inlet of Siuralik. A good place for seal hunting. | 72.23661 | -84.66312 |
| Siuraqtujuarusiq | ᓯᐅᕋᖅᑐᔪᐊᕈᓯᖅ | point | Sandy.Named in reference to Siuraqtujuq. | 72.53904 | -85.60941 |
| Siuraqtujuq | ᓯᐅᕋᖅᑐᔪᖅ | headland | Sandy. Camping place. | 72.45831 | -85.51305 |
| Sullukuluk | ᓱᓪᓗᑯᓗᒃ | channel | This narrow channel (like a long tube) has open water during the winter due to strong currents. Good place for seal hunting. | 71.37562 | -84.91507 |
| Sullukuluk | ᓱᓪᓗᑯᓗᒃ | narrows / polynya | There is open water throughout the winter in these narrows. A good place for seal hunting. | 72.02494 | -86.03650 |
| Suluksugutilik | ᓱᓗᒃᓱᒍᑎᓕᒃ | point | From the sea, this point looks like a long, pointed ridge. | 72.26164 | -81.28939 |
| Suluraugaq | ᓱᓗᕋᐅᒐᖅ | beach | Named after the end of a whip. The beach and nearby hill are shaped like the end of a whip when viewed from the ocean. | 72.09844 | -80.33105 |
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