Anguttuaq

Island in Nunavut, Canada
62°41′30″N 069°42′43″W / 62.69167°N 69.71194°W / 62.69167; -69.71194ArchipelagoArctic ArchipelagoAdministration
Canada
TerritoryNunavutRegionQikiqtaalukDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Anguttuaq (ᐊᖑᑦᑐᐊᖅ[1]) formerly Beacon Island[2] is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The closest community is Kimmirut, 20.9 km (13.0 mi) away.[3]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, 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

  • Beacon Island (Hudson Strait)
  • Beacon Island (Ungava Bay)
  • Upajjana, formerly Beacon Island

References

  1. ^ Anguttuaq
  2. ^ Anguttuaq (Formerly Beacon Island)
  3. ^ "Beacon Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
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Islands of the Qikiqtaaluk Region
 Belcher IslandsIslands of Cumberland SoundIslands of Davis StraitIslands of Foxe BasinIslands of Frobisher BayIslands of the Gulf of BoothiaIslands of Hudson BayIslands of Hudson StraitIslands of James Bay
Islands of the Labrador SeaQueen Elizabeth Islands
Ellesmere Island
Parry Islands
Sverdrup Islands
Islands in italics are inhabited. See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region
See also Islands of the Kitikmeot Region, Islands of the Kivalliq Region.


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