Amadjuak
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| Coordinates: 64°01′02″N 072°38′54″W / 64.01722°N 72.64833°WCoordinates: 64°01′02″N 072°38′54″W / 64.01722°N 72.64833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
| Island | Baffin Island |
Amadjuak, Nunavut (uh-MA-joo-ak)[1] is a former[2] Inuit settlement on southern Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Amadjuak Bay is 4 km (2.5 mi) south, on Hudson Strait.[3]
History[edit]
The Hudson's Bay Company opened a trading post, #B380, at Amadjuak in 1921 and it remained in operation through 1933.[4][5]
Notable residents[edit]
The artist, Ningeeuga Oshuitoq, was born at Amadjuak Camp in 1918.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Amadjuak". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ a b "NINGEEUGA OSHUITOQ". inuitarteskimoart.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Geographic features & Photographs around Amadjuak, in Nunavut, Canada". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Duffy, Ronald Quinn (1987). The Road to Nunavut: The Progress of the Eastern Arctic Inuit Since the Second World War (Digitized by GoogleBooks ed.). McGill-Queen's Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-7735-0619-5.
- ^ "AMADJUAK". gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
