Kivitoo
| Kivitoo | |
|---|---|
| Abandoned settlement | |
  Kivitoo | |
| Coordinates: 67°57′00″N 64°55′00″W / 67.95000°N 64.91667°WCoordinates: 67°57′00″N 64°55′00″W / 67.95000°N 64.91667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
| Highest elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 0 |
Kivitoo, Nunavut is an abandoned Inuit community and a former whaling station[1] on the northeast shore of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. Kivitoo's Inuit families moved to Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, approximately 31 mi (50 km) to the south, in the 1950s.[2]
History
In the early 20th century, the Sabellum Trading Company established a post at Kivitoo to service the whalers who would anchor there to flense carcasses. The post was abandoned in 1926.[3]
Kivitoo (qivittu) (FOX-D) is also a former Distant Early Warning Line and is currently a North Warning System site. Because of a nearby small coastal plain, a short airstrip was built during early operation of FOX-D.[1]
References
- 1 2 Allinson, Martin. "Kivitoo, Nunavut FOX-D". Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ "QIKIQTARJUAQ: The Big Island". qia.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ Grant, Shelagh D. "Niaqutiaq". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
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