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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

Next month Krupp will go to Canada to meet Cleveland Financier Cyrus Eaton to discuss the development of a large iron-ore deposit in Ungava, Quebec, will don prospector's apparel to inspect the site.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had already formed a partnership with M. A. Hanna Co. of Cleveland and enlisted the help of Hanna's then president, George Humphrey, to promote the Ungava project in the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because he was on his way to a mission, at Fort Chimo, on the Koksook River, near Ungava Bay.

From The Wilderness Trail by Williams, Frank

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