Paallavvik
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Paallavvik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐹᓪᓚᕝᕕᒃ, Paallavvik means 'the place where one stumbles', from paallat 'to stumble' + -vik 'place for X-ing', or paallakpuq 'to fall down (forward), trip, fall forward') formerly Padloping Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Merchants Bay, just to the south of Davis Strait, and off the eastern coast of Baffin Island. The smaller Aggijjat (formerly Durban Island) is approximately to the east, while Auyuittuq National Park is to the west.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Paallavvik is referenced by 435 other articles, and connects out to Belcher Islands, Queen Elizabeth Islands and Greenland.
The entry is geolocated on the map in NU, across 6 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Islands of Baffin Island, Islands of Davis Strait and Military airbases closed in 1943.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Nunavut
- Area
- 148
- Elevation
- 817
- Body of water
- Davis Strait
- Image
- 2014 11 21 lhr-lax 141e (15857575611).jpg
- Width
- 7.2
- Length
- 27.2
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Geography
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- References
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Paallavvik (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐹᓪᓚᕝᕕᒃ, Paallavvik means 'the place where one stumbles', from paallat 'to stumble' + -vik 'place for X-ing', or paallakpuq 'to fall down (forward), trip, fall forward') formerly Padloping Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Merchants Bay, just to the south of Davis Strait, and off the eastern coast of Baffin Island. The smaller Aggijjat (formerly Durban Island) is approximately to the east, while Auyuittuq National Park is to the west.
==Geography== It measures long, by wide.
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On the map
6 mapped locations