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Arctic Bay Place Name Information
Location Syllabics Entity Meaning Latitude Longitude
Aqiarurnaup Tiriqqua ᐊᕿᐊᕈᕐᓇᐅᑉ ᑎᕆᖅᑯᐊ point The corner of Aqiarurngnak. Caribou hunting. 73.66287 -83.19781
Aqiggilik ᐊᕿᒡᒋᓕᒃ mountain There are a lot of ptarmigans around this place. Good camping place. 73.56341 -83.74018
Arnaqkuasat OMIT ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᐊᓴᑦ point Good camping place. Seal hunting. 72.34909 -84.86359
Arnaqkusat Nunatuqsinngga OMIT ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᓴᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᖅᓯᖖᒐ point Named in reference to Arnaqquaksaaraaluit. Good camping and seal hunting. 72.33073 -85.00751
Arnaqquaksaaraarjuit ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᐊᒃᓵᕌᕐᔪᐃᑦ point "Old people." This place was named by Inuit from a Northern Quebec dialect. An old name. A camping place. 72.38017 -85.07275
Arnaquaksaaraaluit ᐊᕐᓇᖁᐊᒃᓵᕌᓗᐃᑦ island Named in reference to Arnaqquaksaaraarjuit. There are some old sod houses there. Camping place. 72.35116 -84.95230
Arvaaqtuuq ᐊᕐᕚᖅᑑᖅ valley Lookout for whales. There are some very old Thule sod houses here. Former seasonal camp. 73.22767 -85.14693
Arvaariik ᐊᕐᕚᕇᒃ Tidal area Looks like whale mother and calf. Calf likeness is seen at low tide only. Summer and spring camping place. There is a very old grave. 72.01603 -84.18683
Arvinnguaq ᐊᕐᕕᙳᐊᖅ hill This hill looks like a bowhead whale. A good navigational aid. 70.10091 -84.54861
Atanikuluk ᐊᑕᓂᑯᓗᒃ Route A river connects two small lakes which seem to be together. Fishing area. 70.60793 -86.03747
Aukkarnikuluk ᐊᐅᒃᑲᕐᓂᑯᓗᒃ Narrows On the route to Pond Inlet. When ice is forming, ice can be thin and treacherous. 72.96660 -84.93642
Aukkarnilik ᐊᐅᒃᑲᕐᓂᓕᒃ ice Name refers to a part of the lake Tasialuk, where the ice is thin and dangerous due to strong currents. There is an outpost camp on the East shore. 70.66575 -85.42446
Aukkarnilik ᐊᐅᒃᑲᕐᓂᓕᒃ bay Open water year round. Seal hunting. 72.67391 -89.50938
Aukkarniq ᐊᐅᒃᑲᕐᓂᖅ sound / polynya Open water throughout the year. A good sealing place 71.36572 -84.80456
Aukkarniup Nuvua ᐊᐅᒃᑲᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᓄᕗᐊ point Point of Aukkarniq. Sod houses here. A good camping place. 71.42248 -84.74103
Aupalukisaalik ᐊᐅᐸᓗᑭᓵᓕᒃ valley The land of this valley is red. The more red the land, the more animals, usually in spring. 72.84734 -85.65917
Aupalukisaalik ᐊᐅᐸᓗᑭᓵᓕᒃ Point Cliff with reddish, bluish rocks. 72.94471 -85.10895
Avamutulik ᐊᕙᒧᑐᓕᒃ bay Fish go up and forth this bay in the summer (between the lake and the sea). Good fishing place, and old sod houses.Not confirmed (0208). Overlaps with 47G. 70.99430 -87.30332
Iglunnguaraaluit ᐃᒡᓗᙳᐊᕌᓗᐃᑦ hill There are a couple of hills that from a distance look like iglus. Caribou in area. 70.09149 -84.30492
Iglurjuat ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ island A big island that looks like a sod house from a distance. A camping place. 72.03690 -86.05300
Iglut ᐃᒡᓗᑦ island This island is named after a person (Iggu). It seems that his family left him behind. He survived because he found a whale on the shore. Camp site. Seal and narwhal hunting. 73.14407 -80.56536
Igluujat ᐃᒡᓘᔭᑦ island group These islands are close to each other (like iglus in a winter camp). Camping place for fishing and seal hunting. 71.63446 -84.91721
Ijjujuarjuk ᐃᔾᔪᔪᐊᕐᔪᒃ point From a distance, this point looks very thick. Recent outpost camp. 72.41848 -85.30321
Ikaariarvik ᐃᑳᕆᐊᕐᕕᒃ shore A crossing point (of the Fury and Hecla Strait) for hunters and travelers. 70.01008 -85.73262
Ikaariarvik ᐃᑳᕆᐊᕐᕕᒃ point When crossing from the other side of the sound, you aim at this point. Crossing landmark. 72.97579 -85.31789

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