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Coordinates: 61°05′39″N, 94°04′15″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
 Two of the churches in Arviat Arviat (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut Canada. Arviat ("place of the bowhead whale") is derived from the Inuktitut word arviq meaning "Bowhead Whale". Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (5184x3288, 746 KB) Beschreibung Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Arviat, Nunavut Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...
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The Inuktitut syllabary (Inuktitut: á‘Žá‘Žá•‹á…ᓯá•á’ƒ á“„á‘–á•á’ƒ titirausiq nutaaq) is a writing system used by Inuit people in Nunavut and in Nunavik, Quebec. ...
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: áƒá“„áƒá‘¦, singular Inuk / áƒá“„á’ƒ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador and Greenland (see Eskimo). ...
A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ...
Hudson Bay, Canada. ...
Kivalliq Region of Nunavut Kivalliq Region (á‘ᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is a region of Nunavut. ...
Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total • Land • Water (% of total...
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Binomial name Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758 Bowhead Whale range The Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus), also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale, is a marine mammal of the order Cetacea. ...
Its population was 1,899 in the 2001 Census, [1] of whom 95% are Inuit. It is the southernmost community on the Nunavut mainland and is close to the geographical centre of Canada. Arviat is a traditional Inuit community, second only in population to the Nunavut Capitol, Iqaluit. Hunting and fishing being very active in the community; it is the primary source of sustanance. 3 local stores: Padlei Co-op; Northern Stores and EPLS carry a wide range of products. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...
Churchill, Manitoba is accessable by boat, snowmobile and Bombardier from Arviat and is often travelled to for supplies.
Arviat is well known around the Arctic for its artistic qualities. Many musicians are from Arviat and this is a striving community with many talented musicians. Susan Aglukark is a well known musician. Simon "Johnny Cash of the North" Sigyariaq; Uniatuut, with Arsene, Pelagie and Mary Angalik; the Arviat Band, with John and Billy Kuksuk, Paul Katau and others; the Irksuk band, played by Paul Irksuk and Sons; all have had CD's recorded commercially.
Many types of wildlife are abundant. within the vicinity of Arviat; you have an opportunity to see Polar Bears, millions of Geese, Beluga Whales, and Caribou are all an annual event at different times of the year to see.
The only access is by air and by annual sea-lift, but the Nunavut government and the federal Senate member for Nunavut (Willie Adams) are investigating the possibility of a billion dollar highway from Churchill, Manitoba to Rankin Inlet, through Arviat. The Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ...
Portrait of Willie Adams Senator Willie Adams (born June 22, 1934 in Fort Chimo, Québec) is a Canadian politician. ...
Churchill, Manitoba, is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. ...
Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English and French, per mandate of the Constitution Act 1982 Flower Prairie Crocus Tree White Spruce Bird Great Grey Owl Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14...
Rankin Inlet (Inuktitut: Kangiqiniq ᑲá–á•¿á“‚á–… or Kangirliniq ᑲá–á–…á– á“‚á–…) is a town in Nunavut territory of Canada. ...
The Hudson Bay Challenge sled-dog race was run from Churchill to Arviat for the first time in 2005.
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Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ...
Arviat Airport is located at Arviat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut. ...
External links - Government of Nunavut - Arviat (PDF)
- Photos of Arviat in 1955
References - ^ [1] Statistics Canada
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Transportation | Highways | Airports | Legislative Assembly | Commissioners | Premier (list) | Elections Image File history File links Flag_of_Nunavut. ...
Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total • Land • Water (% of total...
The region now known as Nunavut has supported a continuous population for approximately 4000 years. ...
It is a commonly-held misconception that Nunavut is made up of some of the former regions of the Northwest Territories, separated in their entirety. ...
Here is a list of communities in Nunavut Territory, Canada. ...
Contrary to popular belief that there are no roads in Nunavut, a few notable roads and highways do exist. ...
The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut is located in Iqaluit. ...
This is a list of the Commissioners of Nunavut Territory, Canada, since its creation in 1999. ...
ΘιɵÎÎÎ Paul Okalik, current premier of Nunavut The Premier of Nunavut is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. ...
This is a list of the premiers of Nunavut Territory, Canada, since its creation in 1999. ...
The territory of Nunavut, in Canadas arctic which was created in 1999 has had two elections in its short history: Nunavut general election, 1999 Nunavut general election, 2004 Nunavut uses consensus government, which means there are no parties. ...
| | Kitikmeot Region: Bathurst Inlet | Cambridge Bay | Gjoa Haven | Kugaaruk | Kugluktuk | Taloyoak | Umingmaktuuq
Kivalliq Region: Arviat | Baker Lake| Chesterfield Inlet | Coral Harbour | Rankin Inlet | Repulse Bay | Whale Cove
Qikiqtaaluk Region: Arctic Bay | Cape Dorset | Clyde River | Grise Fiord | Hall Beach | Igloolik | Iqaluit | Kimmirut | Nanisivik | Pangnirtung | Pond Inlet | Qikiqtarjuaq | Resolute | Sanikiluaq Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut Kitikmeot Region (Inuktitut: Qitirmiut ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ) is a region of Nunavut. ...
Bathurst Inlet from the air with the old mission visible Bathhurst Inlet, (66°50′N 108°02′W), is a small Inuit community located in Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot Region of Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay (69°07′N 105°02′W MST) (named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge) is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. ...
Gjoa Haven (Usqsuqtuuq, in Inuktitut) Named after Roald Amundsens boat, the Gjøa. ...
The community of Kugaaruk (formerly known as Pelly Bay until 3 December 1999) is located on the shore of Gulf of Boothia in Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
Kugluktuk (formerly Coppermine, and originally spelled Qurluqtuq) is located in Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. ...
The community of Taloyoak (formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992) is located on the Boothia Peninsula in Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
Umingmaktuuq - looking towards the Co-op store The community of Umingmaktok (he or she caught a Musk Ox) is located in Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot Region of Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
Kivalliq Region of Nunavut Kivalliq Region (á‘ᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is a region of Nunavut. ...
Baker Lake is a settlement in Nunavut on mainland Canada, 320 kilometers inland from Hudson Bay and located at 64° 19’ N, 96°02’W. It has a population of about 1500. ...
Chesterfield Inlet Mission Hospital Chesterfield Inlet (Inuktitut: Igluligaarjuk, Syllabics: áƒá’¡á“—á“•á’‘á•á”ªá’ƒ) is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
Coral Harbour (ᓴᓪᓖᑦ in Inuktitut syllabics), is a small, Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island. ...
Rankin Inlet (Inuktitut: Kangiqiniq ᑲá–á•¿á“‚á–… or Kangirliniq ᑲá–á–…á– á“‚á–…) is a town in Nunavut territory of Canada. ...
Repulse Bay (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓇá…ᔮᑦ; Inuktitut: Naujaat) is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Hudson Bay in Nunavut, Canada. ...
Whale Cove (in Nunavut Territory, Canada), in Inuktitut syllabics on the Western shores of Hudson Bay, is a hamlet located just south of Rankin Inlet. ...
Baffin Region of Nunavut Baffin Region (Inuktitut: Qikiqtaaluk ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ) is a region of Nunavut. ...
Arctic Bay is an Inuit settlement of approximately 646 people located in the northern part of the Borden Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. ...
Part of the town, taken in September 2005 Cape Dorset (Inuktitut: Kinngait; Syllabics: á‘ᙵáƒá‘¦) is located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, and is served by Cape Dorset Airport. ...
The community of Clyde River is located on the shore of Baffin Island on the Davis Strait in Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
The Inuit settlement of Grise Fiord (pop. ...
The Inuit settlement of Hall Beach (pop. ...
Igloolik, sometimes spelled Iglulik, is a community in Nunavut, northern Canada. ...
Governing Body Iqaluit Municipal Council Location Land area 52. ...
The community of Kimmirut (known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is located on the shore of Hudson Strait in Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
The community of Nanisivik is located just inland from Strathcona Sound, near the community of Arctic Bay in Canadas Nunavut Territory. ...
Pangnirtung (or Pang, also Pangniqtuuq, in syllabics: á¸á–•á“‚á–…á‘‘á–…) is a town in the Canadian territory of Nunavut (formerly in the Northwest Territories). ...
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Qikiqtarjuaq (Broughton Island), Nunavut, Canada off of Baffin Island in Davis Strait. ...
Resolute (Qausuittuq) is a small town on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada, along the shore of Resolute Bay and the Northwest Passage. ...
Sanikiluaq (ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ) is a small Inuit hamlet of 750 people, located in Hudson Bay, on the Belcher Islands, in the Baffin Region of Nunavut. ...
National Parks: Auyuittuq | Quttinirpaaq | Sirmilik | Ukkusiksalik The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ...
Auyuittuq National Park is a national park located in Nunavut, Canada. ...
Satellite picture of a glacier in Ellesmere National Park. ...
Sirmilik National Park is a national park located in Nunavut, Canada. ...
Ukkusiksalik National Park is a national park in Nunavut, Canada. ...
Territorial Parks: Ijiraliq | Inuujarvik | Kuklok | North West Passage | Ovayok This is a list of all provincial parks in Canada. ...
Looking north towards Ovayok Ovayok Territorial Park (sometimes Uvajuq, formerly Mount Pelly) is a park situated 15 km (9 mi) east of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. ...
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