Killiniq, Nunavut

This article is about the abandoned town named Killiniq (still referred to as Port Burwell on some current maps) in Nunavut, Canada. For the town of Port Burwell in Ontario, Canada, see Port Burwell, Ontario.

Killiniq
ᑭᓪᓕᓂᖅ
Kikkertaujak; Killipaartalik
Killiniq is located in Nunavut
Killiniq
Killiniq
Killiniq is located in Canada
Killiniq
Killiniq
Coordinates: 60°25′16″N 064°49′54″W / 60.42111°N 64.83167°W / 60.42111; -64.83167[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Population
 (after 8 February 1978)
 • TotalUninhabited

Killiniq (meaning: ice floes,[2] Inuktitut: ᑭᓪᓕᓂᖅ) (previous spelling: Killinek; local variants: Killipaartalik or Kikkertaujak (peninsula); previously: Bishop Jones' Village; sometimes referred to as: Port Burwell)[3][4] is a former Inuit settlement, weather station, trading post, missionary post, fishing station, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police post on Killiniq Island. Previously within Labrador,[5] and then the Northwest Territories,[6] it is now situated within the borders of Nunavut.[7] The community closed in 1978.

  1. ^ "Killiniq". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Killiniq". Commission de toponymie Quebec. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ^ Müller-Wille, Ludger (1987). Inuttitut Nunait Atingitta Katirsutauningit Nunavimmi (Kupaimmi, Kanatami). Avataq Cultural Institute.
  4. ^ Heathen, Brethren's Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel Among the (1902). Periodical Accounts Relating to the Foreign Missions of the Church of the United Brethren. Vol. 5. Brethren's Society for the Furtherance of the Gospel among the Heathen (Jun 18, 2008 ed.). pp. 466–467.
  5. ^ Brethren (1905), pp. 478
  6. ^ Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Parliament, House of Commons, Canada (1976-01-01). Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence: Procès-verbaux Et Témoignages (Digitized Sep 15, 2008 ed.). Queen's Printer. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Robertson, Gordon (2000). Memoirs of a very civil servant: Mackenzie King to Pierre Trudeau. University of Toronto Press. pp. 178. ISBN 0-8020-4445-X. port burwell nunavut.