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King William Island (French: Île du Roi-Guillaume; previously: King William Land; Inuktitut: Qikiqtaq) [3] is an island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, which is part of the Arctic Archipelago. In area it is between 12,516 km 2 (4,832 sq mi) [ 4 ] and 13,111 km 2 (5,062 sq mi) [ 5 ] making it the 61st-largest island in the world and Canada ...
Gjoa Haven (/ ˌ dʒ oʊ ˈ h eɪ v ən /; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Inuktitut pronunciation: [uq.suq.tuːq], meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; French pronunciation: [ɡʒɔa avɑ̃] or [ɡʒɔa evən]) is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, 1,056 km (656 mi ...
The climate is a typical Arctic climate, with very light precipitation, short cold summers, and long cold winters in darkness. The summer natural food game observed at this Bay is limited to various mammals in the sea water, occasional muskox , and scattered sea birds seen overhead.
Kitikmeot Region (/ ˈ k ɪ t ə k m j uː t /; [1] Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ [pronunciation?]) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada.It consists of the southern and eastern parts of Victoria Island with the adjacent part of the mainland as far as the Boothia Peninsula, together with King William Island and the southern portion of Prince of Wales Island.
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It is located on the southwestern side of King William Island. The entrance to the bay is marked by Fitzjames Island on the west and Irving Island to the east.
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The King and Queen braved wintry weather to head to church in Sandringham amid heavy downpours. ... Mr Pettifer was the stepson of William and Harry’s former nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke, also known ...