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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  
/ ʊŋˈɡeɪvə, -ˈɡɑː- /

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)

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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

Last week, as he watched the first boatload of Ungava ore leave for the U.S.,

From Time Magazine Archive

In Canada, Cleveland's M. A. Hanna Co. was developing the rich iron-ore deposits in the Ungava area of Northern Quebec and Labrador, a project that may cost $200 million.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ungava Bob, on the contrary, had been accustomed to wilderness solitude all his life.

From The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob by Dillon Wallace

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