Qikiqtaryuaq
Qikiqtaryuaq, formerly Melbourne Island, is an island located in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada. It lies at the western end of Queen Maud Gulf and is dominated by lakes and marshlands.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (230 feet)
- …is also known as “Melbourne Island”
- Description: island in Nunavut, Canada; formerly Melbourne Island
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
68.50095° or 68° 30′ 3″ north
Longitude
-104.75195° or 104° 45′ 7″ west
Open location code
95WQG62X+96
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Qikiqtaryuaq” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Melborn adası”
- Bulgarian: “Мелбърн”
- Catalan: “Melbourne Island”
- Cebuano: “Melbourne Island”
- Chinese: “墨爾本島”
- Dutch: “Melbourne Island”
- French: “Melbourne Island”
- French: “Qikiqtaryuaq”
- German: “Melbourne Island”
- German: “Qikiqtaryuaq”
- Japanese: “メルボルン島”
- Malayalam: “മെൽബോൺ ദ്വീപ്”
- Russian: “Мелборн”
- Spanish: “Isla Melbourne”
- Swedish: “Melbourne Island”
- Swedish: “Qikiqtaryuaq”
- Turkish: “Qikiqtaryuaq”
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