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Aggijjat
Aggijjat (Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᐊᒡᒋᔾᔭᑦ'') formerly Durban Island is a Arctic Archipelago, Canadian Arctic island located in Nunavut, Canada. It is one of Baffin Island's northeast offshore islands within Davis Strait's Merchants Bay. It is in size. Durban Harbour is on the island's southeast facing side. Nearby can be found the larger Paallavvik, and Auyuittuq National Park is also to the west on Baffin Island. History Durban Island (FOX-E) is a former Distant Early Warning Line and is currently a North Warning System site. It is listed by the Contaminated Sites Directorate in Iqaluit as a contaminated site in need of future remediation. References Islands of Baffin Island Islands of Davis Strait Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region Former populated places in the Qikiqtaaluk Region {{QikiqtaalukNU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paallavvik
Paallavvik (Inuktitut syllabics Inuktitut syllabics ( iu, ᖃᓂᐅᔮᖅᐸᐃᑦ, qaniujaaqpait, or , ) is an abugida-type writing system used in Canada by the Inuktitut-speaking Inuit of the territory of Nunavut and the Nunavik and Nunatsiavut regions of Quebec and Labra ...: ''ᐹᓪᓚᕝᕕᒃ'', ''Paallavvik'' means 'the place where one stumbles', from ''paallat'' 'to stumble' + -''vik'' 'place for X-ing', or ''paallakpuq'' 'to fall down (forward), trip, fall forward') formerly Padloping Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Merchants Bay, just to the south of Davis Strait, and off the eastern coast of Baffin Island. The smaller Aggijjat (formerly Durban Island) is approximately to the east, while Auyuittuq National Park is to the west. Geography It measures long, by wide. History Padloping was originally an Inuit community on the island by the same name. In July 1941, a United States Army Air Forces (USA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
