Ivujivik

Did you know that Ivujivik…

Is the northernmost community in Nunavik

Has the smallest population of all Nunavik communities, with just under 350 permanent residents

Is located in Digges Sound where the waters of the Hudson Strait meet with the waters of the Hudson Bay

Is directly north of Digges Islands, the site of the first documented encounter between Europeans and Nunaviamuit, which took place during Henry Hudson’s last expedition in 1610

Is home to one of the largest colonies of the thick billed murre, a bird which closely resembles the penguin

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