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Igloolik Island
Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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![]() Remnants of older Inuit sod houses in Igloolik Point | |
Geography | |
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Location | Foxe Basin |
Coordinates | 69°23′N 81°40′W[1] |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Nunavut | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Largest settlement | Igloolik |
Demographics | |
Population | 1,538 |
Ethnic groups | Inuit |
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The word Igloolik (Inuktitut: "there is an igloo here") comes from iglu (meaning: "house"/"building") and refers to the sod houses (qarmaq)[3] that were originally in the area.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
There is only one community on the island, also named Igloolik.