Qaqulluit
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Qaqulluit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᖁᓪᓗᐃᑦ formerly Qaqaluit Island (meaning: "northern fulmar") is one of eastern Baffin Island's small, offshore, uninhabited islands, located in the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. Along with Paallavvik and Aggijjat, it is situated off Cumberland Peninsula within Davis Strait's Merchants Bay.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Nunavut
- Area
- 9.7
- Elevation
- 480
- Body of water
- Davis Strait
- Image
- Padloping Island, Nunavut.jpg
- Width
- 1.7
- Length
- 7.8
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Fauna
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Qaqulluit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᖁᓪᓗᐃᑦ formerly Qaqaluit Island (meaning: "northern fulmar") is one of eastern Baffin Island's small, offshore, uninhabited islands, located in the Arctic Archipelago in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. Along with Paallavvik and Aggijjat, it is situated off Cumberland Peninsula within Davis Strait's Merchants Bay.
==Geography== Its characteristics include coastal cliffs and rocky shores.
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