Igloolik Island
![]() Remnants of older Inuit sod houses in Igloolik Point | |
![]() ![]() Igloolik Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Foxe Basin |
Coordinates | 69°23′N 81°40′W / 69.383°N 81.667°WCoordinates: 69°23′N 81°40′W / 69.383°N 81.667°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Largest settlement | Igloolik |
Demographics | |
Population | 1,538 |
Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Igloolik Island is a small island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Foxe Basin, very close to the Melville Peninsula (and to a lesser degree, Baffin Island), and it is often thought to be a part of the peninsula. It forms part of the Arctic Archipelago.
The word Igloolik (Inuktitut: "there is an igloo here") comes from iglu (meaning: "house"/"building") and refers to the sod houses (qarmaq)[1] that were originally in the area.[2][3] Inuit and their ancestors have inhabited the island since 2000 BC. The archaeological sites on the island, which show a sequence up to 1000 AD, were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1978.[4][5]
There is only one community on the island, also named Igloolik.
Qikiqtaarjuk[]
On the north of Igloolik Island at 69°24′45″N 081°30′07″W / 69.41250°N 81.50194°W is a peninsula called Qikiqtaarjuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ,[6] English: little island).[7][8] About 400 – 500 years ago Qikiqtaarjuk was a separate island but due to isostatic rebound it became part of the main island.[7] Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (traditional knowledge) says that prior to that there was an even smaller island called Puqtuniq from which the waters receded forming Qikiqtaarjuk.[9] Qikiqtaarjuk is associated with several Inuit legends and stories and was the place from where Atanarjuat starts his run.[7][8][9]
See also[]
- Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site, near Arviat in Nunavut formerly, an island but Qikiqtaarjuk is now part of the mainland
- Qikiqtaarjuk
References[]
- ^ Irniq, Peter (February 2009). Joe Kremmidjuar Testimony. Isuma.
- ^ Igloolik, Nunavut
- ^ "Igloolik". Qikiqtani Inuit Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
- ^ Igloolik Island Archaeological Sites National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ Igloolik Island Archaeological Sites National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada.
- ^ "Qikiqtaarjuk". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b c Eber, Dorothy Harley (2008). Encounters on the Passage: Inuit Meet the Explorers. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-9275-5.
- ^ a b Aporta, Claudio (December 2003). "New Ways of Mapping: Using GPS Mapping Software to Plot Place Names and Trails in Igloolik (Nunavut)" (PDF). Arctic. 56 (4): 321–327. doi:10.14430/arctic629.
- ^ a b Kublu], Alexina (1999). "Interviewing Inuit Elders". Nunavut Arctic College. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08.
- National Historic Sites in Nunavut
- Islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Islands of Foxe Basin
- Islands of Qikiqtaaluk Region