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Arctic Bay Place Name Information
Location Syllabics Entity Meaning Latitude Longitude
Kangiq&ukuluk ᑲᖏᖅᖢᑯᓗᒃ inlet and land Small Inlet in relation to larger neighbouring inlets. A camping place, and a good inlet for boating in the summer. Fishing and seal hunting. 72.57997 -85.45037
Kangulik ᑲᖑᓕᒃ point Many geese here in summer. 73.11405 -84.34070
Kiglavaarjuit ᑭᒡᓚᕚᕐᔪᐃᑦ hill Part of a trail (a guide for navigation). This hill shows the turning point of a trail. The trail seems to end there, and this is the time to turn. Old sod houses 70.84306 -85.02480
Kigliliktaarvik ᑭᒡᓕᓕᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ point Caribou used to go on the side of a cliff in this area. Old sod houses and camp site. 72.58062 -80.51714
Kimaktuut ᑭᒪᒃᑑᑦ peninsula Peninsula looks like the shape of the handle of an ulu. A good camping place for polar bear, seal and caribou hunting and fishing. 70.29339 -87.83209
Kinngairut ᑭᙵᐃᕈᑦ hill Like Pinguruluk, this hill is a big marker that you can see from far away. The name was given by the Iglulingmiut. There are a lot of whale bones here. The area between Kinngairut and Pinguruluk is good for camping and anchoring boats in spring and summer. 71.66581 -85.84910
Kugalaalik ᑯᒐᓛᓕᒃ river A small river. There are some old sod houses and graves around this river. 72.91823 -85.65081
Kuugaarjuk ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ river This long river is a good fishing place. The fresh water smells like the land. Caribou hunting place. 71.66902 -84.32679
Kuukkak ᑰᒃᑲᒃ river Refers to many little rivers. Very good fish. 72.96256 -80.68666
Kuuruluk ᑰᕈᓗᒃ river This river does not have a lake 72.94378 -85.60737
Kuururjuaq ᑰᕈᕐᔪᐊᖅ valley Deep valley. Good for fishing, and for spring and summer seal hunting. 72.08281 -80.64263
Majuqtulik ᒪᔪᖅᑐᓕᒃ point Fish going upstream. A popular caribou hunting and fishing destination. There are two cabins around this area. There used to be an outpost camp. This area is part of the route to Igloolik when the route through Kangiqaukutaak (Gifford Fiord) is not frozen. 70.11928 -84.78821
Majuqtuliup Tasinga ᒪᔪᖅᑐᓕᐅᑉ ᑕᓯᖓ lake Named in reference to Majuqtulik. A popular fishing and caribou hunting destination. 70.20847 -84.70156
Maksutuuq ᒪᒃᓱᑑᖅ peninsula Seen from a distance, the cliff looks crooked, not lined up. A whaling ship was wrecked near here. The whalers built houses on the shore. 73.01786 -89.26367
Maniqqivvik ᒪᓂᖅᑭᕝᕕᒃ area This name refers to a hill and a lake. Good lookout for caribou. 71.98372 -85.01458
Mannilikuluit ᒪᓐᓂᓕᑯᓗᐃᑦ island Moss, good for burning in traditional lamps, in abundance here. A camping place. 71.52911 -85.39539
Mannilikuluit ᒪᓐᓂᓕᑯᓗᐃᑦ Islands Includes a number of small islands. Nesting place for arctic terns and geese. There is moss for burning. 72.15831 -85.79599
Massaujaq ᒪᔅᓴᐅᔭᖅ shore line This island is very flat. Nesting place for Arctic terns 71.27670 -85.08051
Mattukuluk ᒪᑦᑐᑯᓗᒃ mountain Steep hill. Landmark and a good camping place. 73.06273 -83.98181
Maulliit ᒪᐅᓪᓖᑦ point The name refers to the water around the point. Many seal breathing holes on the ice. 71.68301 -85.30983
Mumirvik ᒧᒥᕐᕕᒃ point Inuit from all over would gather in this old camp for drum dancing. There are sod houses there. It is a good camping place for summer and spring seal and narwhal hunting 71.42693 -84.93761
Naggutiqaqpaktuq ᓇᒡᒍᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ point There is a crack that starts/ends at this point, and that remains open throughout the winter, usually covered by snow. This a is good seal hunting place, as the crack has many breathing holes 73.66908 -84.94170
Nagvaaq Nagvaaq lake Fishing and caribou hunting. The name indicates "finding."Name may imply that someone found caribou. 70.57778 -87.06202
Nallaqtirvik ᓇᓪᓚᖅᑎᕐᕕᒃ river This river links a bay with a lake. Fish are known to go up sideways because the river is too shallow. Old sod houses. 71.94839 -84.26638
Nallua ᓇᓪᓗᐊ point Caribou crossing in the fall caribou . Camping area. 73.08858 -80.51312

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