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Arctic Bay Place Name Information
Location Syllabics Entity Meaning Latitude Longitude
Nuvuarualuk ᓄᕗᐊᕈᐊᓗᒃ point A long point. Caribou hunting place. The water around is calm, and good for qajaks in the past. 71.07347 -84.98527
Nuvugjak ᓄᕗᒡᔭᒃ point A big point. 72.93145 -84.81127
Nuvukuluk ᓄᕗᑯᓗᒃ point Small point. Good camping place in the summer to go seal hunting. 72.71394 -85.69361
Nuvukutaak ᓄᕗᑯᑖᒃ point A relatively recent name. Traditional name was Suluraugaruluk. Formerly an outpost camp. Cabin is still in use for travellers. 71.58742 -84.67235
Nuvuujaq ᓄᕘᔭᖅ hill A landmark that, from a distance, looks like point. 71.71768 -84.47877
Pamiujaarusiq ᐸᒥᐅᔮᕈᓯᖅ point The name makes reference to Pamiujaq. During summer and spring people wait for seals and narwhals here. 73.05717 -85.17324
Pamiujaq ᐸᒥᐅᔭᖅ point This point looks like a seal's tail. Camping place. Good fishing destination. 72.21214 -80.83411
Pamiujaq ᐸᒥᐅᔭᖅ point This point looks like the tail of a four-legged animal. Good camping place and seal hunting during most of the year. 73.06238 -85.21551
Pattaatalik ᐸᑦᑖᑕᓕᒃ Route Two probable meanings for this name. The first refers to a bowhead whales' tails clapping against the water. The second relates to caribou fur becoming thin in summer. 72.99025 -85.10102
Pattaattaliarusiq ᐸᑦᑖᑦᑕᓕᐊᕈᓯᖅ peninsula This name in reference to Pattaatalik. 72.97176 -84.94360
Pingualuk ᐱᖑᐊᓗᒃ hill Recently named landmark along trail. Caribou hunting area. 72.60080 -83.31286
Pingualuk ᐱᖑᐊᓗᒃ hill A landmark that can be seen from far away. Good for fishing and caribou hunting. 71.13101 -85.70840
Pingujiniit ᐱᖑᔨᓃᑦ 2 Islands A very old name. Names the pouch/zipper area in the front of a man's pants. 72.72537 -85.73351
Pinguruluk ᐱᖑᕈᓗᒃ hill A landmark that can be seen from far away. 71.87529 -86.31102
Pisiktarvik ᐱᓯᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃ island A story of a shaman who could shoot arrows across the water all the way to the mainland. 72.62490 -80.23332
Pullataujaq ᐳᓪᓚᑕᐅᔭᖅ point There is a dome-shaped rock here reminiscent of a traditional fox trap. Old camping place. No actual fox traps. Mostly ptarmigan may be found here. 73.48315 -85.61125
Pusinngajuujaq ᐳᓯᙵᔫᔭᖅ hill This place looks like a bowl upside down. 72.08070 -86.45593
Puurusiujaak ᐴᕈᓯᐅᔮᒃ cliff A small cliff that looks like a bag made of caribou skin. 73.72801 -82.08097
Qaangiqsiriittuq ᖄᖏᖅᓯᕇᑦᑐᖅ bay While travelling on the ice, it takes a long time to pass along this bay. 71.93034 -85.65874
Qaggitalik ᖃᒡᒋᑕᓕᒃ cliffs A gathering place. There are remains of very old, large sod houses where people would gather for drum dancing and other merry activities. There are also some small sod houses around. Very good camping for seal and narwhal hunting 73.34839 -84.99261
Qajuutinnguaq ᖃᔫᑎᙳᐊᖅ River and Hill Hill shaped like a chisel 72.87066 -84.36488
Qakkiaq ᖃᒃᑭᐊᖅ bay Going onto the land.Part of a trail. Sod houses in the area. 72.76093 -89.29840
Qakkiaq Kangilliq OMIT ᖃᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᑲᖏᓪᓕᖅ valley This valley presents smooth going, and it constitutes part of a trail. There are some good fishing places around. Camping place. 72.72328 -86.87510
Qakkiaq kangiq&iq ᖃᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᖅ valley Part of a trail going to the sea on the other side of the land. 72.71286 -86.72290
Qakkiaq Kitiq&iq ᖃᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᑭᑎᖅᖠᖅ valley Like Qakkiaq Kangilliq, this valley is part of a trail that goes overland. 72.85173 -86.73876

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