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Arctic Bay Place Name Information
Location Syllabics Entity Meaning Latitude Longitude
Ikirasaarjuk ᐃᑭᕋᓵᕐᔪᒃ bay The land narrows down at the bottom of this bay. Polar bears, seals, fish and birds. 71.14745 -88.89834
Ikirasaarjuup Iqalugasugvinga ᐃᑭᕋᓵᕐᔫᑉ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒡᕕᖓ lake Fish travel upstream to lake. Good fishing. 71.20748 -87.35866
Ikirasaarjuup Itillinga ᐃᑭᕋᓵᕐᔫᑉ ᐃᑎᓪᓕᖓ trail Trail. Many inuksugait indicating caribou in area. 71.00119 -86.90808
Ikirasaarjuup nuvua ᐃᑭᕋᓵᕐᔫᑉ ᓄᕗᐊ point Coming from the south this is the northern most point of land. Old camping place. An ice crack end/starts at this point. Good seal hunting. 71.32924 -89.78969
Ikirasaarjuup nuvua ᐃᑭᕋᓵᕐᔫᑉ ᓄᕗᐊ point The point of Ikirasaarjuk. Good hunting place for all kinds of animals. 71.09035 -89.53278
Ikirasaarjuup Qikiqtanga ᐃᑭᕋᓵᕐᔫᑉ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓ island Named in reference to Ikirasaarjuk Itillingat. Good camping for seal hunting.A nesting place for ducks and Arctic terns. 71.03998 -87.58931
Ikirasak ᐃᑭᕋᓴᒃ narrows / polynya Good seal hunting in spring but not in summer. There are very old sod houses on the shores, as well as inuksugait used in caribou hunting. 71.17515 -85.48303
Ikpiarjuk ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ bay The name refers to the name of the bay being like a sack. The present settlement is located by the shores of this bay. Whaling ships used to anchor here. 73.02340 -85.11946
Ikpikittuarjuk ᐃᒃᐱᑭᑦᑐᐊᕐᔪᒃ bay There is a drop from the lake to the shoreline. Fishing destination. 72.12595 -84.35807
Ikpikittuarjuup Ittillinga ᐃᒃᐱᑭᑦᑐᐊᕐᔫᑉ ᐃᑦᑎᓪᓕᖓ trail This trail connects two areas of salt water 71.79453 -84.43479
Ikpikittuarjuup Qinngua ᐃᒃᐱᑭᑦᑐᐊᕐᔫᑉ ᕿᙳᐊ End Of Inlet Around this inlet people make their camps. Fishing and caribou hunting. 71.93892 -84.19152
Ikpiugalik ᐃᒃᐱᐅᒐᓕᒃ valley There is a long cliff in this valley 72.82003 -85.67423
Ikpiugalik ᐃᒃᐱᐅᒐᓕᒃ Point Names long ridge in this area. 72.14511 -86.41701
Ikpiugaruluk ᐃᒃᐱᐅᒐᕈᓗᒃ hill A steep hill. There are some old sod houses here. Polar bear, caribou and seal hunting. Fishing. 70.35873 -87.04683
Iluvilik ᐃᓗᕕᓕᒃ headland There are four old graves in this area. On the route to Iglulik. 72.07200 -80.54408
Imiq ᐃᒥᖅ point Imiq means fresh drinking water. Good fishing, caribou and seal hunting, especially in the spring and summer. 71.27327 -84.83433
Ingniqtalik ᐃᖕᓂᖅᑕᓕᒃ island There is flint on this island 72.57816 -80.40929
Ingnissaaluk ᐃᖕᓂᔅᓵᓗᒃ mountain This mountain is located near current settlement. The soft, yellow rocks were used as flint stones to make fire. There used to be many caribou at the base. An alternative explanation for the name is the mountain resembles the edge of a traditional Inuit lamp. 73.02490 -85.01971
Innaaluk ᐃᓐᓈᓗᒃ cliffs Steep cliff .Nesting place for Glaucous gulls. Good seal hunting all year long. 73.02433 -85.29877
Innaaluup Nuvua ᐃᓐᓈᓘᑉ ᓄᕗᐊ point The point of Innaaluk (cliffs; EG50b). A good camping place. 73.03290 -85.52957
Innaarjuktalik ᐃᓐᓈᕐᔪᒃᑕᓕᒃ valley This valley is in between two points. Former camp. Around the shore there is plankton that shines in the sun. 73.47756 -81.19215
Innaarulaalikuluk ᐃᓐᓈᕈᓛᓕᑯᓗᒃ point There is a little cliff in this point. Summer camping and seal hunting. 73.06442 -85.49748
Inuksugalik ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒐᓕᒃ valley The name refers to both the valley and the point. There is an old inuksuk in the point at the head of the valley. Summer camping place. Seal hunting destination. 73.09890 -85.47860
Inungnait ᐃᓄᖕᓇᐃᑦ point Haunted place. People used to see spirits there. Frightening for some. Sod houses. Good place for seal hunting. 71.98892 -86.03337
Ipaksugaat ᐃᐸᒃᓱᒑᑦ land From the sea, this land looks like it has stripes. It refers to the look of the land while traveling on the ocean. 72.87542 -80.55038

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