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Arctic Bay Place Name Information
Location Syllabics Entity Meaning Latitude Longitude
Qakuqtaqtujut ᖃᑯᖅᑕᖅᑐᔪᑦ point The rocks in this area are white. Good camping place 73.59008 -83.60469
Qallunaanngguat ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖖᒍᐊᑦ hill Refers to a hill that, during the melt in spring, resembles a white sailor with a sou'wester and a pipe. 72.78433 -85.67003
Qangmakuluit ᖃᖕᒪᑯᓗᐃᑦ hill There are some very old sod houses around this place. A very good place for camping and seal hunting. 72.68315 -80.42450
Qaqqaliarvik ᖃᖅᑲᓕᐊᕐᕕᒃ hill Going uphill. Inuit would go uphill to look for polar bears and other animals. 72.72482 -89.54867
Qaqulluit ᖃᖁᓪᓗᐃᑦ cliffs A nesting place for qaqulluit 73.43516 -84.39968
Qaqulluit Isua ᖃᖁᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᐊ point A nesting place for qaqulluit. 73.40348 -84.63198
Qarmaarjuit ᖃᕐᒫᕐᔪᐃᑦ valley There are some old, small sod houses here. Camping place. Seal, narwhal and caribou hunting. Fishing. There are also a lot of birds in this area. 73.28187 -81.20809
Qaurnak ᖃᐅᕐᓇᒃ hill This hill is shaped like a human forehead. 72.65219 -80.50302
Qaurnak ᖃᐅᕐᓇᒃ hill Smooth-sided hill looks like a forehead. 72.18352 -84.63567
Qaurnaruluk ᖃᐅᕐᓇᕈᓗᒃ hill It looks like an old forehead. A landmark. Good fishing and caribou hunting. 72.25934 -85.40869
Qaviqsisiit ᖃᕕᖅᓯᓰᑦ mountain May refer to the colour of the mountain. Qaviq refers to a goose that is brownish. 73.56669 -85.34420
Qiggukuluk ᕿᒡᒍᑯᓗᒃ valley Rocky. Valley on the trail between Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet. Difficult travel conditions because there are many rocks. Caribou hunting area 72.70635 -83.72480
Qikiqtaak ᕿᑭᖅᑖᒃ island Just an island. A nesting place for seagulls. 73.07391 -84.25943
Qikiqtaaluk ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ island Big island. Hunting place. There is a floe edge below this island. Polar bear and seal hunting. Camping place. 70.07026 -86.87181
Qikiqtaarjuk ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ islands Many tent rings. A nesting place for geese, ducks and terns. A good place for seal hunting. 71.65605 -85.14875
Qikiqtarujaaq ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕈᔮᖅ island A long island. Long time ago Inuit used to camp on this island. There is good seal hunting around. 72.04510 -85.83320
Qikiqtasugjuk ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓱᒡᔪᒃ island Just a name (neither camping nor hunting) 72.15795 -80.57303
Qikiqtatannak ᕿᑭᖅᑕᑕᓐᓇᒃ island A tall island. Camping place. 72.07553 -80.41321
Qikiqtatannak ᕿᑭᖅᑕᑕᓐᓇᒃ Islands A good summer camp for seal hunting 72.75743 -85.96366
Qikiqtaukkat ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᑦ island group It used to be a camping place for seal and narwhal hunting. 72.90790 -85.71189
Qilanaaqturviup Kuunga ᕿᓚᓈᖅᑐᕐᕕᐅᑉ Kᐆᖓ valley A good trail. 72.37453 -81.23062
Qillaaq ᕿᓪᓛᖅ hill The name refers to the upper jaws of a narwhal. 73.59070 -81.31351
Qillaarusiq ᕿᓪᓛᕈᓯᖅ Named in reference to Qillaaq. 73.61318 -81.35852
Qillituuq ᕿᓪᓕᑑᖅ hill The rocks of this hill are shiny. Used to be a caribou calving area. 71.92664 -84.12971
Qimuksiujaaqtut ᕿᒧᒃᓯᐅᔮᖅᑐᑦ cliff This cliff looks like a dog team from a distance. 72.97188 -85.48369

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