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Takijualuk

Coordinates: 62°46′15″N 69°46′28″W / 62.77083°N 69.77444°W / 62.77083; -69.77444
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Takijualuk
Takijualuk is located in Nunavut
Takijualuk
Takijualuk
Takijualuk is located in Canada
Takijualuk
Takijualuk
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates62°46′15″N 69°46′28″W / 62.77083°N 69.77444°W / 62.77083; -69.77444
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Takijualuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᑭᔪᐊᓗᒃ[1]) formerly Glasgow Island[2] is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in the Hudson Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) away.[3]

Other islands in the immediate vicinity include: Lavoie Island, Wishart Island, Nuvursirpaaraaluk Island, Lee Island, Qaqqannalik, Poodlatee Island, Anguttuaq, Black Bluff Island, Aulatsiviit, Ijjurittiak Island, Ivisaat Island, Juet Island, and Uugalautiit Island.

References

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  1. ^ Takijualuk
  2. ^ Takijualuk (Formerly Glasgow Island))
  3. ^ "Glasgow Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.