Iqaluit

Iqaluit is a large (55,426.7 acres) City in Nunavut.

About the name Iqaluit

This City was officially named Iqaluit on 2001-04-19. Iqaluit was previously known as:

  • Frobisher from 1979-03-09 to 1987-01-01.
  • Frobisher Bay from 1987-01-01 to 2001-04-19.

Iqaluit is located within

Iqaluit

Located within Iqaluit

Davidson Point

Koojesse Inlet

Monument Island

McLaren Island

Tarr Inlet

Qarsau Island

Innuit Head

Long Island

Apex Hill

Best Point

Partially Within

Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park

Laird Peninsula

Sylvia Grinnell River

Peterhead Inlet

Details

Named on: 2001-04-19
Name origin: Eastern Canadian Inuktitut
Surface Areas (Acres) 55,426.7
Location (lat/lng) 63.75490159867728, -68.50740570508366
Province Nunavut

Places near Iqaluit

Unincorporateds near to Iqaluit

There are 2 Unincorporateds within 50km of Iqaluit.

Ikaluit 1.51km N
Apex 4.64km NW

Rivers near to Iqaluit

There are 3 Rivers within 50km of Iqaluit.

Niaqunguk River 5.1km S
Jordan River 35.27km ESE
Armshow River 45.17km ENE

Capes near to Iqaluit

There are 9 Capes within 50km of Iqaluit.

Peale Point 9.4km ENE
Lamb Point 13.96km NNW
Miner Point 18.42km NW
Pichit Peninsula 25.8km NW
Koodloo Point 34.57km NW
Cape Rammelsberg 36.11km N
Becher Peninsula 39.32km NW
Cape Caldwell 44.5km N
Canaille Point 49.64km NNW

Parks near to Iqaluit

There are 1 Parks within 50km of Iqaluit.

Qaummaarviit Territorial Park 9.68km ENE

Islands near to Iqaluit

There are 34 Islands within 50km of Iqaluit.

Mair Island 10.01km NNW
Cairn Island 11.51km NNW
Hill Island 15.38km NNE
Bishop Island 17.33km NE
Carter Islands 17.64km ENE
Sale Island 19.39km NW
Faris Island 20.39km NNE
Kudlago Island 23km NW
Ptarmigan Island 24.46km N
Crimmins Island 24.8km NW
Jenvey Island 25.55km NW
Emerick Island 26.01km N
Sybil Island 26.51km NW
Wigle Islands 27.17km NW
Beveridge Island 27.29km N
Coffin Island 27.52km N
Aubrey Island 27.96km N
Pichit Island 28.33km NW
Thompson Island 30.77km N
Gardiner Island 33.6km N
Frobisher's Farthest 37.73km NW
Pink Lady Island 39.38km NNW
Old Squaw Islands 39.47km NW
McBride Island 41.2km NW
Algerine Island 41.9km NW
Alligator Island 42.29km NW
Augustus Island 43.75km WNW
Mitchell Island 45.1km NW
Low Island 46.64km NW
Pan Island 46.75km NW
McAllister Island 47.52km NW
Luella Island 47.83km NNW
Camp Island 48.81km NNW
Mark Island 48.86km NNW

Bays near to Iqaluit

There are 7 Bays within 50km of Iqaluit.

Burton Bay 18.09km NW
Foul Inlet 19.34km E
Bay of Two Rivers 22.78km NE
Porter Inlet 24.87km NW
Lewis Bay 26.1km NW
Wayne Bay 37.54km NW
Cantley Bay 43.84km WNW

Mountains near to Iqaluit

There are 3 Mountains within 50km of Iqaluit.

Silliman's Fossil Mount 23.82km E
Mount Sharat 27.77km ENE
Churchill's Thumb 41.26km NW

Lakes near to Iqaluit

There are 4 Lakes within 50km of Iqaluit.

Iqalliarvik Lake 27.79km E
Kynersley Lake 33.67km E
Forder Lake 44.18km NE
Anakudluk Lake 46.67km SE

Channels near to Iqaluit

There are 6 Channels within 50km of Iqaluit.

Mandarin Passage 34.11km NW
The Narrows 34.35km W
Cornelia Channel 39.78km WNW
Deep Passage 40.21km NW
Bartlett Narrows 46.87km NW
Algerine Passage 47.12km NW

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