Big Island

Big Island is a small, uninhabited island located in near the community of Puvirnituq, , Canada. The island, one of three islands named "Big Island" in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of , is part of the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada (lat 60.02, lon -77.27)
  • Also known as: “Ile Qikirtaaluk” and “Île Qikirtaaluk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Puvirnituq Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is an airport located 1 nautical mile north of , an Inuit community in , Quebec, Canada. It is owned by Quebec's Ministry of Transport and operated by the Kativik Regional Government.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puvirnituq.

Town
Photo: Raphael.jc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known by its previously official name of Povungnituk, is a northern village in , on the near its mouth on in northern , Canada.

Big Island

Latitude
60.02366° or 60° 1′ 25″ north
Longitude
-77.26059° or 77° 15′ 38″ west
Open location code
97G42PFQ+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 21764040
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5981673
Wiki­data ID
Q4905880
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Satellite Map

Discover Big Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Big Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big Island”
  • Cebuano: “Île Qikirtaaluk (pulo, lat 60,02, long -77,26)”
  • French: “Big Island”
  • French: “île Qikirtaaluk”
  • French: “Île Qikirtaaluk”
  • Serbian: “Биг (острво, Хадсонов залив)”
  • Serbian: “Биг”
  • Serbian: “Острво Биг (Хадсонов залив)”
  • Swedish: “Big Island”
  • Swedish: “Île Qikirtaaluk”
  • Turkish: “Big Island”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Ada (Kanada)”
  • Turkish: “Île Qikirtaaluk”
  • Turkish: “Qikirtaaluk Adası”

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