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Arctic Bay (2006 Population 690) (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ikpiarjuk) is an Inuit hamlet located in the northern part of the Borden Peninsula on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The 2008 Rand McNally Road Atlas shows a new name of Tununirusiq, but its status as official is not known. Arctic Bay is located in the Eastern Time Zone although it is quite close to the time zone boundary. The predominant languages are Inuktitut and English. As of the 2006 census the population has increased by 6.8% from the 2001 census.^[1] A hamlet is (usually â€” see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Regions Political culture Foreign relations Other countriesAtlas Politics Portal Canada is a federation which consists of ten provinces that, with three territories, make up the worlds second largest country in total area. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the Canadian federal electoral district, see Nunavut (electoral district). ... This is a list of regions of Canada that are not provinces or counties. ... Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region or Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut: á•¿á‘á–…á‘–á“—á’ƒ) is an administrative region of Nunavut. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth â€“ approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time Zone is also a historical computer game. ... âˆ’12 | âˆ’11 | âˆ’10 | âˆ’9:30 | âˆ’9 | âˆ’8 | âˆ’7 | âˆ’6 | âˆ’5 | âˆ’4 | âˆ’3:30 | âˆ’3 | âˆ’2:30 | âˆ’2 | âˆ’1 | âˆ’0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A Canadian postal code is a string of six characters that form part of a postal address in Canada. ... Nunavut and Northwest Territories - 6 FSAs Categories: Canada Post ... The Inuktitut syllabary (Inuktitut: á‘Žá‘Žá•‹á…á“¯á•á’ƒ á“„á‘–á•á’ƒ titirausiq nutaaq) is a writing system used by Inuit people in Nunavut and in Nunavik, Quebec. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... A hamlet is (usually â€” see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Baffin Island (Inuktitut: , French: ) in the territory of Nunavut is the largest member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. ... Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region or Qikiqtani Region (Inuktitut: á•¿á‘á–…á‘–á“—á’ƒ) is an administrative region of Nunavut. ... For the Canadian federal electoral district, see Nunavut (electoral district). ... Inuktitut (Inuktitut syllabics: (fonts required), literally like the Inuit) is the name of the varieties of Inuit language spoken in Canada. ... The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

The Arctic Bay area has been occupied for nearly 5000 years by Inuit nomads migrating from the west. In 1872, a European whaling ship, the Arctic, captained by Willie Adams, passed through and gave the area its English name.

The Inuit name for Arctic Bay is "Ikpiarjuk" which means "the pocket" in English. This name describes the high hills that surround the almost landlocked bay. To the southeast, the flat-topped King George V mountain dominates the landscape of the hamlet. The community is served by annual supply sealift, and by Arctic Bay Airport in emergencies. There is also a road connecting it to Nanisivik, a mining community just inland that is being closed up. Residents had hoped to boost their housing and public facilities with buildings relocated from Nanisivik, but those hopes were dashed due to lead-zinc contamination. However, a church was relocated from Nanisivik to Arctic Bay in April 2007. The USNS Bob Hope, a non-combatant vessel crewed by civilian mariners under the United States Navys Military Sealift Command, is used to preposition tanks, trucks and other wheeled vehicles and supplies needed to support an Army heavy brigade. ... Arctic Bay Airport is located at Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by Hamlet of Arctic Bay See Also Other Airports in Nunavut include: Iqaluit Airport Rankin Inlet Airport Repulse Bay Airport Eureka Airport Alert Airport Categories: Airports of Nunavut ... The community of Nanisivik is located just inland from Strathcona Sound, near the community of Arctic Bay in Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...

Scheduled flights to and from Arctic Bay arrive at Nanisivik Airport. Currently, regular flights to the Nanisivik airport are available through First Air from Iqaluit and Resolute. The community is serviced by a single K-12 school, Inuujaq School, that has an enrollment around 200 students. The area is popular for sport hunters coming to hunt polar bears although this may change with the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species. The current mayor is Darlene Willie. Arctic Bay is home to the annual Midnight Sun Marathon, which is one of the northernmost contests held in the world. Nanisivik Airport (IATA: YSR, ICAO: CYSR) is located a few miles from Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. ... Coordinates: , Settled 1942 City status April 19, 2001 Government - Type Iqaluit Municipal Council - Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik Area [1] - City 52. ... Resolute (Qausuittuq) is a small town on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada, along the shore of Resolute Bay and the Northwest Passage. ...

It has the lowest tidal range in Canada. The tidal range is the vertical difference between the highest high tide and the lowest low tide. ...

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^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada (2006 census). Arctic Bay Community Profile. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.

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Further reading

Hoppner, K., J. M. McLaughlan, B. G. Shah, J. N. Thompson, Joyce Beare-Rogers, J. Ellestad-Sayed, and O. Schaefer. Nutrient Levels of Some Foods of Eskimos from Arctic Bay, N.W.T., Canada. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Vol.73,No.3, September. 1978.
Innuksuk, Rhoda, and Susan Cowan. We Don't Live in Snow Houses Now Reflections of Arctic Bay. Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers, 1976. ISBN 0920234003
Oakes, Jill E. Factors Influencing Kamik Production in Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories. Mercury series. Ottawa, Canada: National Museum of Canada, 1987. ISBN 0660107635
Tester, Frank J. Hunting and Trapping Shelters for the Inuit People of Arctic Bay, Northwest Territories A Proposal. Calgary: Environmental Sciences Centre (Kananaskis), University of Calgary, 1974.
Vipond JC. 2003. "Experience at the Arctic Bay Nursing Station on the Coast of Baffin Island". CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal De L'Association Medicale Canadienne. 169, no. 12: 1305-7.

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