Kivitoo
Appearance
Kivitoo, Nunavut | |
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Abandoned settlement | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
Highest elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 0 |
Time zone | UTC−4 UTC |
• Summer (DST) | UTC− |
Kivitoo, Nunavut is an abandoned Inuit community and a former whaling station[2] on the northeast shore of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. Kivitoo's Inuit families moved to Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, approximately 31 mi (50 km) to the south, in the 1950s[3].[1]
History
In the early 20th century, the Sabellum Trading Company established a post at Kivitoo to service the whalers who would anchor there to flense carcasses. The post was abandoned in 1926.[4]
Kivitoo (FOX-D) is also a former Distant Early Warning Line and is currently a North Warning System site. Because of a nearby small coastal plain, a short airstrip was built during early operation of FOX-D.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Kivitoo, Canada Page". fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ a b Allinson, Martin. "Kivitoo, Nunavut FOX-D". Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "QIKIQTARJUAQ: The Big Island". qia.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ Grant, Shelagh D. "Niaqutiaq". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
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