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Killiniq, Nunavut
Abandoned village in Nunavut, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the abandoned town named Killiniq (still referred to as Port Burwell on some current maps) in Nunavut, Canada. For the town of Port Burwell in Ontario, Canada, see Port Burwell, Ontario.
Killiniq (meaning: ice floes,[3] Inuktitut: ᑭᓪᓕᓂᖅ) (previous spelling: Killinek; local variants: Killipaartalik or Kikkertaujak (peninsula); previously: Bishop Jones' Village; sometimes referred to as: Port Burwell)[4][5] is a former Inuit settlement, weather station, trading post, missionary post, fishing station, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police post on Killiniq Island. Previously within Labrador,[6] and then the Northwest Territories,[7] it is now situated within the borders of Nunavut.[8] The community closed in 1978.
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Killiniq
ᑭᓪᓕᓂᖅ Kikkertaujak; Killipaartalik | |
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Coordinates: 60°25′16″N 064°49′54″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Population (after 8 February 1978) | |
• Total | Uninhabited |
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