Killiniq, Nunavut
Killiniq (meaning: ice floes, Inuktitut: ᑭᓪᓕᓂᖅ) (previous spelling: Killinek; local variants: Killipaartalik or Kikkertaujak (peninsula); previously: Bishop Jones' Village; sometimes referred to as: Port Burwell) is a former Inuit settlement, weather station, trading post, missionary post, fishing station, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police post on Killiniq Island. Previously within Labrador, and then the Northwest Territories, it is now situated within the borders of Nunavut. The community closed in 1978.
Killiniq
ᑭᓪᓕᓂᖅ Kikkertaujak; Killipaartalik | |
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Killiniq Killiniq | |
| Coordinates: 60°25′16″N 064°49′54″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Population (after 8 February 1978) | |
| • Total | Uninhabited |
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