In the Sirmilik park office in Pond Inlet they have a map showing the Inuit place names in the area. Europeans tended to name places for kings, queens, politicians, or their wealthy sponsors, that's why several islands in the far north are named for beer company owners, for example. The Inuit are more descriptive, if there are sharp rocks somewhere they name it accordingly. I want to visit number 233.
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