Nunaksaluk Island
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Coordinates | 55°48′N 60°18′W / 55.8°N 60.3°W |
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Nunaksaluk Island is an island off the coast of Labrador in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island's indigenous name is translatable to "little country for habitation".[1] In 1932 HMS Challenger anchored off the island during its surveying of Labrador.[2]
References
- ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1967-09-01). "The Native Place Names of Arctic America". Names. 15 (3): 182–196. doi:10.1179/nam.1967.15.3.182. ISSN 0027-7738.
- ^ Wyatt, A. G. N. "Surveying Cruises of H. M. S. Challenger off the Coast of Labrador in 1932 and 1933." The Geographical Journal 84, no. 1 (1934): 33-53. Accessed August 21, 2020. doi:10.2307/1786831.