Inukjuak (Quebec)
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Place
|
מספר מערכת
987007484729905171
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Inukjuak (Quebec)
Other forms of name
Inoucdjouac (Quebec)
Coordinates
W0780605 W0780605 N0582717 N0582717 (geonames )
Associated country
Canada
See Also From tracing place name
Port Harrison (Quebec)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Nanook revisited, c2004
- Canadian geographical names, via WWW, Feb. 17, 2005
- AMICUS, Feb. 17, 2005
1 / 3
Inukjuak2014
Ian Schofield, CC BY 2.0
File:Inukjuak2014.jpg
Ian Schofield, CC BY 2.0
File:Port Harrison 1922.jpg
Frederick W. Berchem, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
Inukjuak (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᒃ, Inujjuaq or Inukjuaq in Latin script, meaning 'The Giant') is a northern village (Inuit community) located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in Nunavik, in the Nord-du-Québec region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,821 as of the 2021 Canadian Census. An older spelling is Inoucdjouac; its former name was Port Harrison. It is not accessible by road, but by boat in summer and year-round by air through Inukjuak Airport. The police services for Inukjuak are provided by the Nunavik Police Service, which has one police station in the village.
Read more on Wikipedia >