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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

A 17-plane airlift flying as many as 96 flights a day began lugging men and freight into the Ungava wilderness to lay out town sites, build power plants and dig ore pits.

From Time Magazine Archive

In bleak Ungava,* the stunted tamarack had turned burnt amber and each morning light snow frosted the tough caribou moss.

From Time Magazine Archive

The term is now used to designate the Canadian territories and districts of Yukon, Keewatin, Mackenzie, Ungava and Franklin.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe