Anguttuaq (''ᐊᖑᑦᑐᐊᖅ'') formerly Beacon Island is an uninhabited island located in the
Qikiqtaaluk Region
The Qikiqtaaluk Region, Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ) or Baffin Region is the easternmost, northernmost, and southernmost administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. Qikiqtaaluk is the traditional Inuktitut name f ...
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Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
, Canada. The closest community is
Kimmirut, away.
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include:
Lavoie Island,
Wishart Island,
Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island,
Lee Island
Lee Island is an island just west of Teyssier Island, Verner Island, and Petersen Island, just east of Kista Strait, Stinear Island, and Béchervaise Island, and just south of Moller Bank and Carstens Shoal, in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson ...
,
Forder Island,
Poodlatee Island,
Uugalautiit Island,
Black Bluff Island,
Aulassivik Island,
Ijjurittiak Island,
Ivisaat Island,
Glasgow Island,
Juet Island, and
High Bluff Island.
See also
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Beacon Island (Hudson Strait)
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Beacon Island (Ungava Bay)
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Upajjana, formerly Beacon Island
References
Islands of Baffin Island
Islands of Hudson Strait
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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