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Bathhurst Inlet, (Inuinnaqtun: Qingaun or Qingaut, Inuktitut: ᑭᖓᐅᓐ), is a small Inuit community located in Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot Region of Canada's Nunavut Territory. As of the 2006 census the population was 0 as opposed to 5 people in the 2001 census.^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 310 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 20 June 1999. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 310 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 20 June 1999. ... Inuinnaqtun is an indigenous language of Canada. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... Bathurst Inlet is a deep inlet located in Nunavut on the Arctic Ocean north of the Arctic Circle. ... Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, the present day region Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, the pre-division region Category: ... For the electoral district of the same name, see Nunavut (electoral district). ... 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 Inuit name for the community is Kingaun (old orthography) or Qingaut (new orthography), meaning nose mountain, which refers to a hill close to the community. Thus, the people of the area are referred to as "Kingaunmiut" (miut - people of).

The traditional language of the area was Inuinnaqtun and is written using the Latin alphabet rather than the syllabics of the Inuktitut writing system. Like Kugluktuk, Cambridge Bay and Umingmaktok syllabics are rarely seen and used mainly by the Government of Nunavut. The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. ... 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. ... Kugluktuk (formerly Coppermine, and originally spelled Qurluqtuq) is located in Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. ... Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay (69Â°07â€²N 105Â°02â€²W MST) (named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge) is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. ... 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. ...

The first Europeans known to have visited the area was during the first expedition of John Franklin in 1821. There was little outside contact until 1936 when both the Roman Catholic church and the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) arrived. Although, the Hudson's Bay Company abandoned the site in 1964 (for Umingmaktok) the Inuit decided to remain in the area and continue the traditional lifestyle. This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... For the American historian, see John Hope Franklin. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... 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. ...

During the early 1960s the area was visited by Glen Warner, a Sergeant with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Warner, along with his wife Trish, purchased both the mission house and the HBC post which they turned into the "Bathurst Inlet Lodge". It is operated today as a joint venture between the Warner's and the local Inuit and is open during the short Arctic summer. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 360 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 20 June 1999. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 360 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 20 June 1999. ... Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Royal Canadian Mounted Police heraldic badge. ...

The lodge is a popular destination for tourists who wish to see a more traditional type Inuit lifestyle and wildlife such as foxes, seals, Barren-ground Caribou, arctic char and musk ox. Also in the area is the Wilberforce Falls, the highest waterfall above the Arctic Circle. Fox is a general term applied to any one of roughly 27 species of small to medium-sized omnivorous canids in the tribe vulpini with sharp features and a brush-like tail. ... Genera Callorhinus Arctocephalus Fur seals make up one of the two distinct groups of mammals called seals. Both the fur seals and the true seals are members of the Pinnipedia, which is usually regarded as a suborder of the order Carnivora but sometimes as an independent order. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) are a subspecies of caribou that are found mainly in the Canadian territories Nunavut and the Northwest Territories and western Greenland. ... Binomial name Salvelinus alpinus Linnaeus, 1758 Arctic char or Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is a freshwater fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and coastal waters. ... Binomial name Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780) The Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a bovine noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor of the male. ... The falls Wilberforce Falls is the tallest waterfall north of the Arctic Circle, at almost 60 m (197 ft. ... World map showing the Arctic Circle in red A sign along the Dalton Highway marking the location of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. ...

Like other communities in Nunavut the only access is by aircraft. Although most tourists arrive from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, it is possible to charter an aircraft from Cambridge Bay. The community has no local phone service and contact with the outside world is maintained by satellite phone. Motto: Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Coordinates: Country Canada Territory Northwest Territories Established 1936/1937 City Mayor Gordon Van Tighem Governing Body Consensus government Legislature List of Yellowknife MPs and MLAs Area - City 105. ... Motto: none Official languages Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwichâ€™in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, TÃ¥Ã®chÃ´ [1] Flower Mountain avens Tree Tamarack Bird Gyr Falcon Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government (no party affiliations)) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats... Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay (69Â°07â€²N 105Â°02â€²W MST) (named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge) is a hamlet located in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. ... A satellite telephone, satellite phone, or satphone is a mobile phone that communicates directly with orbiting communications satellites. ...

Like its sister community Umingmaktok, schooling is provided by flying the students to Cambridge Bay and returning them for Christmas and the summer. 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. ...

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Regions Image File history File links Flag_of_Nunavut. ...	Kitikmeot Region Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, the present day region Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, the pre-division region Category: ...	Bathurst Inlet · Cambridge Bay · Gjoa Haven · Kugaaruk · Kugluktuk · Taloyoak · Umingmaktok Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay (69Â°07â€²N 105Â°02â€²W 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. ...
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Parks	National \| Territorial The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... List of parks in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. ...	Auyuittuq · Quttinirpaaq · Sirmilik · Ukkusiksalik \| Ijiraliq · Inuujarvik · Bloody Falls · North West Passage · Ovayok Auyuittuq National Park is a national park located on Baffin Islands Cumberland Peninsula 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. ... Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park[1] [2] is located about 15 km southwest of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, 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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Coordinates: 66°50′00″N, 108°02′00″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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