Nirlirnaqtuuq

Nirlirnaqtuuq
Nirlirnaqtuuq
Nirlirnaqtuuq
Geography
LocationFoxe Basin
Coordinates69°28′58″N 81°34′47″W / 69.48278°N 81.57972°W / 69.48278; -81.57972 (Neerlonakto Island)
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Nirlirnaqtuuq (ᓂᕐᓕᕐᓇᖅᑑᖅ formerly Neerlonakto Island (alternate: Nerdlernartoq,) is an irregularly shaped, extremely flat, uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Foxe Basin with the mainland's Melville Peninsula is to the west and Baffin Island is to the north. The Inuit community of Igloolik is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest, on Igloo Island. Tern Island is 31.7 km (19.7 mi) to the east.