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Siuraarjuk

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Siuraarjuk ᓯᐅᕌᕐᔪᒃ (Inuktitut)
Peninsula
Siuraarjuk
Coordinates: 69°56′52″N 81°23′11″W / 69.94778°N 81.38639°W / 69.94778; -81.38639
Location	Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
Native name	ᓯᐅᕌᕐᔪᒃ (Inuktitut)

Siuraarjuk (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓯᐅᕌᕐᔪᒃ^[1]) formerly Siorarsuk Peninsula^[2] is a finger-shaped peninsula in northern Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk RegionofNunavut, Canada. It juts into the Foxe Basin north of the Melville Peninsula. The island of Kapuiviit is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) southeast of it, separated by the South Passage.^[3]

Bowhead whales are known to congregate in the area until western Igloolik is ice-free, at which time they travel to that region.^[4]

References

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^ "Jens Munk Island". oceandots.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

^ Hay, Keith (March 2000). "Final Report of the Inuit Bowhead Knowledge Study" (PDF). nwmb.com. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2004. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

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