Juet Island
Kinngarjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᙵᕐᔪᐊᖅ) formerly Juet Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, 35.2 km (21.9 mi) away.
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, Qaqqannalik, Poodlatee Island, Anguttuaq, Black Bluff Island, Aulatsiviit, Ijjuriktuq, Ivvitsa, Takijualuk, and Uugalautiit Island. Eight pre-Dorset or early Dorset culture sites were excavated on the island and a nearby area on Baffin Island.
References
- ^ Kinngarjuaq
- ^ Kinngarjuaq (Formerly Juet Island)
- ^ "Juet Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ National Museum of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada; Victoria Memorial Museum; Department of Mines (1967). Bulletin. Government Printing Bureau. p. 209. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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