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Iglunga

Iglunga
Iglungayut
Settlement
Iglunga is located in Nunavut
Iglunga
Iglunga
Iglunga is located in Canada
Iglunga
Iglunga
Coordinates: 66°16′N 67°07′W / 66.267°N 67.117°W / 66.267; -67.117 (Iglunga)[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk

Iglunga[1] (previously: Iglungayut[2]) was an Inuit settlement, now uninhabited, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Information

It is located on a Baffin Island offshore island, just south of Iglunga Island, at the southern entrance into Bon Accord Harbour,[3] southwest of Auyuittuq National Park Reserve. The nearest community is Pangnirtung. The elevation is 0.91 m (3 ft). The name change from Iglungayut to Iglunga occurred 1 August 1957.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Iglunga". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Iglungayut". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ Dodd, G. J.; G. P. Benson; D. T. Watts (1976). Arctic pilot. Vol. 3. Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (Digitized Apr 3, 2009 ed.). Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 289.
  4. ^ Arctic. Vol. 11 (Digitized Dec 20, 2006 ed.). Arctic Institute of North America. 1958. p. 129.


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