Naniruaq (''ᓇᓂᕈᐊᖅ'') formerly Rabbit 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. It is a
Baffin Island
Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth-largest island in the world. Its area is , slightly larger than Spain; its population was 13,039 as of the 2021 Canadia ...
offshore island in
Hudson Strait
Hudson Strait (french: Détroit d'Hudson) links the Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador and ...
. The closest community is
Kimmirut
Kimmirut ( Syllabics: ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ ; known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. Kimmirut means ...
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Other islands in the immediate vicinity include
Qikiqtarjuaq
Qikiqtarjuaq (; formerly known as Broughton Island until November 1998 ,) is a community located on Broughton Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The island is known for Arctic wildlife (ring seals, polar bears, bowhead whales, ...
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Qikiqtarjuarusiq,
Emma Island,
Ivvitsa
Ivvitsa ( Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᐃᕝᕕᑦᓴ'') formerly Ivisaat 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, ...
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Aulatsiviit
Aulatsiviit ( Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᕖᑦ'') formerly Aulassivik 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 ...
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Anguttuaq
Anguttuaq (''ᐊᖑᑦᑐᐊᖅ'') formerly Beacon Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The closest community is Kimmirut, away.
Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, ...
, and
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk
Nuvuktiqpaaraaluk ( Inuktitut syllabics: ''ᓄᕗᒃᑎᖅᐹᕌᓗᒃ'') formerly Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait. Th ...
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References
Islands of Baffin Island
Islands of Hudson Strait
Uninhabited islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region
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