Qikiqtarjuaq

Qikiqtarjuaq formerly Big Island is an uninhabited island located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, , Canada. It lies in Hudson Strait and is separated from by .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Nunavut, Canada
  • Also known as: Big Island

Qikiqtarjuaq

Latitude
62.70838° or 62° 42′ 30″ north
Longitude
-70.59088° or 70° 35′ 27″ west
Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)
Open location code
97JFPC55+9J
Geo­Names ID
5900332
Wiki­data ID
Q858950
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Qikiqtarjuaq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الجزيرة الكبرى
  • Azerbaijani: Biq-Aylend adası
  • Bulgarian: Биг (остров, Канада)
  • Bulgarian: Биг
  • Catalan: illa Big
  • Catalan: Illa Big
  • Cebuano: Big Island (pulo sa Canada, Nunavut, lat 62,72, long -70,71)
  • Cebuano: Big Island
  • Chinese: 比格島 (哈得遜海峽)
  • Chinese: 比格島
  • Esperanto: Granda Insulo
  • French: île Big
  • French: Qikiqtarjuaq
  • Galician: Illa Big, Baía Hudson Nunavut
  • German: Big Island
  • Inuktitut: Qikiqtarjuaq
  • Japanese: ビッグアイランド (ハドソン海峡)
  • Japanese: ビッグ島 (ハドソン海峡)
  • Japanese: ビッグ島
  • Macedonian: Биг
  • Portuguese: Ilha Big
  • Russian: Биг (остров)
  • Russian: Биг-Айленд
  • Serbian: Биг (острво, Кимирут)
  • Serbian: Биг
  • Serbian: Острво Биг (Кимирут)
  • Spanish: Isla Big (Kimmirut)
  • Spanish: Isla Big
  • Swedish: Big Island
  • Swedish: Qikiqtarjuaq
  • Turkish: Big Island

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