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Ungava

American  
[uhng-gey-vuh, -gah-] / ʌŋˈgeɪ və, -ˈgɑ- /

noun

  1. a region in NE Canada, comprising the larger part of the peninsula of Labrador: incorporated into Quebec province 1912.


Ungava British  
/ -ˈɡɑː-, ʊŋˈɡeɪvə /

noun

  1. a sparsely inhabited region of NE Canada, in N Quebec east of Hudson Bay, part of the Labrador peninsula: rich mineral resources. Area: 911 110 sq km (351 780 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Geese migrating to and from the Ungava Peninsula in far northern Quebec like to winter over in the Latanés’ grain fields.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2019

Ungava Bay, on Quebec’s north coast, has a similarly high tidal range.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

With ample capital and an assured market, the newly formed Iron Ore Co. of Canada pulled out all the stops to get Ungava into production.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next day, with Cyrus Eaton Jr. acting as host and guide, Krupp and his party boarded an airplane for the first leg of a 1,000-mile flight to Ungava Bay.

From Time Magazine Archive

The vegetation and life zones of George River, eastern Ungava and the welfare of the natives.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

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