Qikiqtaarjuk
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(Redirected from Deer Island (Qikiqtaaluk Region))
Island in Nunavut, Canada
For the former island, see Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site. For the peninsula, see Igloolik Island § Qikiqtaarjuk.
Geography | |
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Location | Foxe Basin |
Coordinates | 69°47′14″N 080°42′09″W / 69.78722°N 80.70250°W / 69.78722; -80.70250 |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Qikiqtaarjuk (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᕐᔪᒃ[1]) formerly Deer Island[2] is one of the uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. The island is located in Foxe Basin just north of Kapuiviit.