Utshimassit
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Former Catholic mission at Utshimassit. Photo courtesy Peter Armitage.
1988
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Former Catholic mission at Utshimassit. Photo courtesy Peter Armitage.
ID: 240
Longitude: -60.9076
Latitude: 55.8886
Pronunciation: utʃima:ssi:ʃPronunciation
Translation: HBC Clerk
Official Name: Davis Inlet
Feature: abandoned locality

Explanation:
This place name comes from the diminutive form of utshimau meaning 'HBC clerk'. It is the name for the new Davis Inlet as opposed to Uipat Utshimassit which is applied to the old Davis Inlet.