Explore Sijjaapiit, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sijjaapiit, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Sijjaapiit and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Sijjaapiit.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Sijjaapiit |
| Type | Named Locality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 59.680833 |
| Longitude | -69.888056 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0M |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ENDXP |
Sijjaapiit is a locality in Rivière-Koksoak; Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Sijjaapiit is located at 59.6808°N, 69.8881°W.
Sijjaapiit sits anchored within the vast, austere reaches of the northern landscape, where the land holds its breath under a wide and heavy sky. It lies 38.3 km south-south-east of Kangirsuk, QC (from Kangirsuk, QC: bearing 168°T), and is situated 12.9 km south of Isurtuup Sijjaapingit. The terrain surrounding Sijjaapiit is defined by the sharp, enduring presence of the Colline Utarqiuvik, which rises above the Rivière Lefroy like a silent sentinel watching the water’s steady passage. Just two kilometers away, the stillness of Lac Tasirmiuvik offers a reflective pause in a region otherwise shaped by the persistent, cold movement of the river. When the light shifts at dusk, the granite of the Colline Utarqiuvik catches a bruised violet hue, casting long shadows that seem to stretch the very distance between the earth and the horizon. The air here carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, a reminder of the immense, unyielding space that defines the northern interior. The history of Sijjaapiit remains deeply tied to the rhythms of the land and the traditional movements of those who have long navigated the Rivière Lefroy. Life in Sijjaapiit follows the seasonal dictates of the north, where the economy and daily patterns are dictated by the ice, the thaw, and the migration of wildlife through the surrounding tundra. Elders share stories that linger in the cold air, preserving an Indigenous heritage that values the quietude of the surroundings and the wisdom required to thrive near the banks of the Rivière Lefroy. Even in the height of the short summer, the atmosphere maintains a certain gravity, a sense that Sijjaapiit exists as a singular point of focus against the vast, silent expanse of the north.
Sijjaapiit s'éveille sous une lumière boréale qui semble suspendre le souffle des reliefs, là où la terre rencontre la rigueur du Nord-du-Québec. À proximité de la Colline Utarqiuvik, le paysage se déploie dans une nudité minérale, offrant aux regards une étendue où le ciel et le sol partagent une même gravité silencieuse. Le cours sinueux de la Rivière Lefroy sculpte ce terrain sauvage, ses eaux froides accompagnant le quotidien de ceux qui habitent ces rives depuis des générations. Non loin, à deux kilomètres à peine, le Lac Tasirmiuvik ajoute une profondeur bleutée à cet horizon austère, captant les derniers éclats du crépuscule dans un miroir d'immobilité parfaite. Dans Sijjaapiit, le vent porte souvent le souvenir des traditions inuites, une présence invisible mais constante qui imprègne les gestes simples de la vie quotidienne. La roche, travaillée par les glaces et le temps, impose sa texture âpre à chaque sentier, tandis que l'air, d'une pureté tranchante, rappelle la proximité immédiate de la toundra. Loin des agitations du monde, le rythme de Sijjaapiit se calque sur la course lente des ombres sur les pentes de la Colline Utarqiuvik, offrant à l'âme une solitude habitée par la majesté des éléments premiers.
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Explore Sijjaapiit, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 59.680833, -69.888056. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Sijjaapiit includes the postal code (J0M), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Sijjaapiit is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |