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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