Qaummaarviit Territorial Park ("place that shines") is located 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Iqaluit in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
The island, which is only one quarter square kilometre in size, would have helped them ensure a more stable lifestyle with access to alternate food sources.
Although there are few remains today the large number of seal and whale bones suggest that the inhabitants used umiaks and qajaq.
[3] In 1860 when Charles Francis Hall visited the area his Inuit guides were able to harvest a large amount of food from there.
[4] The area shows evidence of at least 11 sod houses and there are stone rings and tent remains, which indicates that the island was used both in summer and winter.