Saarru

Saarru
Saarru is located in Nunavut
Saarru
Location within Nunavut
Saarru is located in Canada
Saarru
Location within Canada
Geography
LocationHudson Strait
Coordinates64°19′N 075°36′W / 64.317°N 75.600°W / 64.317; -75.600
ArchipelagoArctic Archipelago
Administration
Canada
Nunavut
Qikiqtaaluk
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Saarru (Inuktitut syllabics ᓵᕐᕈ) formerly Alareak Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is a Baffin Island offshore island in Hudson Strait on the southwest side of Andrew Gordon Bay. It is situated at approximately 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) above sea level.

Kinngait, previously Cape Dorset, an Inuit hamlet on Dorset Island, is approximately 33 kilometres (21 miles) to the west-southwest.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saarru". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ↑ "Alareak Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ↑ "Chart Information" (PDF). pollux.nss.nima.mil. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Alareak Island ca. 1 m". geonames.org. Retrieved 2009-02-16.