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| 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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