Ivvitsa
Geography | |
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Location | Hudson Strait |
Coordinates | 62°42′35″N 069°48′02″W / 62.70972°N 69.80056°W |
Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Ivvitsa (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᕝᕕᑦᓴ[1]) formerly Ivisaat Island[2] is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait. The closest community is Kimmirut, 16.7 km (10.4 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, Ijjuriktuq, Takijualuk, Juet Island, and Uugalautiit Island.
References
[edit]- ^ Ivvitsa
- ^ Ivvitsa (Formerly Ivisaat Island)
- ^ "Ivisaat Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.