Gjoa Haven

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Norwegian Gjøahavn. From Gjøa+havn (“harbour”). From Gjøa, a sailing sloop used by Roald Amundsen. From Old Norse Gyða, a contraction of Guðfríðr, from guð (“god”)+fríðr (“beautiful”). Coined by Roald Amundsen's expedition.

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Gjoa Haven

  1. A placename
    1. A hamlet in King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
    2. A bay of King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
    3. An electoral district in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada
  2. A dialect of Inuktitut

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