Upajjana
Upajjana (ᐅᐸᔾᔭᓇ[1]) formerly Beacon Island[2] is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Cumberland Sound, at the mouth of the Pangnirtung Fiord, near Pangnirtung off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. Akulagok Island, Aupaluktok Island, Imigen Island, Kekerten Island, Kekertukdjuak Island, Tesseralik Island, Tuapait Island, and Ugpitimik Island are in the vicinity.[3]
  Upajjana Location in Nunavut | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cumberland Sound |
| Coordinates | 66°05′19″N 065°55′50″W |
| Archipelago | Arctic Archipelago |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
See also
- Anguttuaq, formerly Beacon Island
- Beacon Island (Hudson Strait)
- Beacon Island (Ungava Bay)
References
- Upajjana
- Upajjana (Formerly Beacon Island)
- "Beacon Island". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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