Pitsiulartok
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| Pitsiulartok (Formerly "Fairway Island") |
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| Location | Northern Canada |
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| Nunavut |  Nunavut |
| Kivalliq Region | |
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| Population | Uninhabited |
Pitsiulartok or Pituilaktok, formerly known as "Fairway Island"[1], is a small, uninhabited island located at 63°15'N, 90°33'W[2] in Hudson Bay, about 13km[3] from the community of Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is part of a loose chain of small islands running along the coast, including Sakpik Island and Promise Island. The narrow island is about 3.5 km in length and barely 1 km wide at its widest point.[4] Traditionally it was a walrus-hunting ground for the local Inuit,[5] and a landmark for southern whalers.[6]
The name "Pituilaktok" comes from the Inuktitut name for a local bird known in English as the black guillemot (cepphus grylle), "pitiula".[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Renaming the North. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ "COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus in Canada" (2006).
- ^ Geographic features & Photographs around Chesterfield Inlet, in Nunavut, Canada. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ [maps.google.com 63°15'N, 90°33'W]. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ "COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus in Canada" (2006).
- ^ Barr, William (2004). Red Serge and Polar Bear Pants: The Biography of Harry Stallworthy,. University of Alberta. ISBN 0888644337.
- ^ Arctic Institute of North America. [pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic22-1-72.pdf Eskimo Bird Names at Chesterfield Inlet and Baker Lake, Keewatin, Northwest Territories]. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
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