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'''Kikkertavak Island''' (alternatively named '''Kikkitavak Island''')[{{Cite web |title=Kikkertavak island |url=https://www.tageo.com/index-e-ca-v-05-d-m801356.htm |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=Tageo}}] is a small island in the [[Adlavik Islands]],[{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Allan |date=1978 |title=Geology of the Adlavik Islands |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/em/files/mines-geoscience-publications-currentresearch-1980-doherty-cr1980.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=April 1, 2026 |website=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador}}] which is part of the Canadian province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].[{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Natural Resources Canada |title=Place names - Kikkertavak Island |url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=AALNQ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca}}] It is composed primarily of [[syenite]], [[syenodiorite]], [[granite]],[{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2025 |title=Igiak Bay Quarry, Kikkertavak Island, Nain Complex, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-224182.html#:~:text=A%20labradorite%20quarry%20located%20and%20opened%20in,under%20the%20management%20of%20the%20Inuit%20Nation. |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=mindat.org}}] In 2001, a [[labradorite]] quarry was opened on the island, and is managed by the [[Inuit|Inuit Nation]][{{Cite web |title=Labrador Information |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/la/labrador-information/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=Newfoundland and Labrador Government}}] and in the west of the [[Labrador Sea]], Kikkertavak is also home to a subarctic climate.[{{Cite web |title=Igiak Bay |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Igiak+Bay/@56.3671153,-61.61255,16999m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x4c69689658db67e5:0xd8d196916a93e4a7!8m2!3d56.331474!4d-61.5601929!16s%2Fg%2F1tgpmmfc?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMzMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=Google Maps}}] The maximum width of the island is approximately 24.6 km (15.3 miles), and has a coastline of 138 km (86 miles).[{{Cite web |title=Kikkertavak Island |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kikkertavak+Island/@56.4055864,-61.7833805,297m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x4c6965f0caa442bd:0x90ca61cee5e6b410!8m2!3d56.3657024!4d-61.681!16s%2Fg%2F119pg76r6?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMzMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=Google Maps}}] |
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'''Kikkertavak Island''' is a small island in the [[Adlavik Islands]],[{{Cite web |last=Doherty |first=Allan |date=1978 |title=Geology of the Adlavik Islands |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/em/files/mines-geoscience-publications-currentresearch-1980-doherty-cr1980.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=April 1, 2026 |website=Government of Newfoundland and Labrador}}] which is part of the Canadian province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].[{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Natural Resources Canada |title=Place names - Kikkertavak Island |url=https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=AALNQ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=geonames.nrcan.gc.ca}}] It is composed primarily of [[syenite]], [[syenodiorite]], [[granite]],[{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2025 |title=Igiak Bay Quarry, Kikkertavak Island, Nain Complex, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-224182.html#:~:text=A%20labradorite%20quarry%20located%20and%20opened%20in,under%20the%20management%20of%20the%20Inuit%20Nation. |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=mindat.org}}] In 2001, a [[labradorite]] quarry was opened on the island, and is managed by the [[Inuit|Inuit Nation]][{{Cite web |title=Labrador Information |url=https://www.gov.nl.ca/la/labrador-information/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=Newfoundland and Labrador Government}}] and in the west of the [[Labrador Sea]], Kikkertavak is also home to a subarctic climate.[{{Cite web |title=Igiak Bay |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Igiak+Bay/@56.3671153,-61.61255,16999m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x4c69689658db67e5:0xd8d196916a93e4a7!8m2!3d56.331474!4d-61.5601929!16s%2Fg%2F1tgpmmfc?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMzMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=Google Maps}}] The maximum width of the island is approximately 24.6 km (15.3 miles), and has a coastline of 138 km (86 miles).[{{Cite web |title=Kikkertavak Island |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kikkertavak+Island/@56.4055864,-61.7833805,297m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x4c6965f0caa442bd:0x90ca61cee5e6b410!8m2!3d56.3657024!4d-61.681!16s%2Fg%2F119pg76r6?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDMzMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2026 |website=Google Maps}}] |
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