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| 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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