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Kuujjuaq ( [kuːtjuɑq]; Inuktitut: ᑰᑦᔪᐊᖅ or ᑰᔾᔪᐊᖅ, "Great River"), [5] formerly known as Fort Chimo and by other names, is a former Hudson's Bay Company outpost at the mouth of the Koksoak River on Ungava Bay that has become the largest northern village ( Inuit community) in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada.
- 385.70 km² (148.92 sq mi)
- 819
- Canada
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Kuujjuaq, Inuit (Eskimo) village in Nord-du-Québec region, northeastern Quebec province, Canada. It lies along the Koksoak River, about 20 miles (30 km) above the latter’s mouth on Ungava Bay. Kuujjuaq is located in a region rich in iron ore. The Hudson’s Bay Company established a trading post there in 1830. The post was closed from 1842 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kuujjuaq, formerly known as Fort Chimo and by other names, is a former Hudson's Bay Company outpost at the mouth of the Koksoak River on Ungava Bay that has become the largest northern village in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada. It is the administrative capital of the Kativik Regional Government. Its population was 2,668 as of the 2021 census.
Kangiqsualujjuaq. / 58.683°N 65.950°W / 58.683; -65.950. Kangiqsualujjuaq ( / kænˌdʒɪksuˈæluːdʒuæk /; French: [kɑ̃dʒiksɥalydʒɥak]) [4] is an Inuit village located at the mouth of the George River on the east coast of Ungava Bay in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 956 as of the 2021 census .
- 35.50 km² (13.71 sq mi)
- 819
- Canada
- Nord-du-Québec
Many Inuit have been born in Kuujjuaq, or else in Puvirnituq. There are more births than deaths in Nunavik. The residents of Kuujjuaq welcome people from the villages further north. Seen from an airplane, the territory of Nunavik is immense. We are glad to live in Québec, because it is an immense land. by Taamusi Qumaq (1992)
Kuujjuaq. Kuujjuaq, Nunavik’s largest community, is located on the west shore of the Koksoak River, about 50 km upstream from Ungava Bay. Daily life in this community is closely tied to the mighty river. The ebb and flowof its tides are continually altering the landscape and they impose their rhythm on the practice of traditional summer ...
