 Remnants of older Inuit sod houses in Igloolik Point | |
  Igloolik Island  Igloolik Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Foxe Basin |
| Coordinates | 69°23′N 81°40′W / 69.383°N 81.667°W[1] |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Nunavut | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Largest settlement | Igloolik |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,538 |
| Ethnic groups | Inuit |
Igloolik Island is a small island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Foxe Basin, very close to the Melville Peninsula (and to a lesser degree, Baffin Island), and it is often thought to be a part of the peninsula. It forms part of the Arctic Archipelago.
The word Igloolik (Inuktitut: "there is an igloo here") comes from iglu (meaning: "house"/"building") and refers to the sod houses (qarmaq)[2] that were originally in the area.[3][4] Inuit and their ancestors have inhabited the island since 2000 BC. The archaeological sites on the island, which show a sequence up to 1000 AD, were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1978.[5][6]
There is only one community on the island, also named Igloolik.
- ^ "Igloolik Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ Irniq, Peter (February 2009). Joe Kremmidjuar Testimony. Isuma. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ "Igloolik, Nunavut". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Igloolik". Qikiqtani Inuit Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
- ^ Igloolik Island Archaeological Sites National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ Igloolik Island Archaeological Sites National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada.