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Encyclopedia > Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut

Coordinates: 63°20′49″N, 90°43′52″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Chesterfield Inlet (Inuktitut: Igluligaarjuk, Syllabics: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ) is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served by air and by annual supply sea-lift. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The Inuktitut syllabary (Inuktitut: ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᕐᒃ ᓄᑖᕐᒃ titirausiq nutaaq) is a writing system used by Inuit people in Nunavut and in Nunavik, Quebec. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...


Population is 345 according to the 2001 Census. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...


See also

  • Chesterfield Inlet Airport
  Nunavut  v·d·e 

Kitikmeot Region: Bathurst Inlet | Cambridge Bay | Gjoa Haven | Kugaaruk | Kugluktuk | Taloyoak | Umingmaktuuq
Kivalliq Region: Arviat | Baker Lake | Rankin Inlet | Chesterfield Inlet | Coral Harbour | 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 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  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... 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. ... Kivalliq Region of Nunavut Kivalliq Region (ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is a region of Nunavut. ... Arviat is a town located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in 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. ... Rankin Inlet (Inuktitut: Kangiqiniq ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or Kangirliniq ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ) is a town in Nunavut territory of Canada. ... Coral Harbour (ᓴᓪᓖᑦ in Inuktitut syllabics), is a small, Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island. ... 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: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ) 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: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ) is a town in the Canadian territory of Nunavut (formerly in the Northwest Territories). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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


  Results from FactBites:
 
Chesterfield Inlet (Nunavut) (271 words)
Historically, Chesterfield Inlet was a meeting place for INUIT seal hunters to carry out an annual hunt in the late spring and early summer.
As a result of this voyage, Arthur Dobbs thought that the inlet was a possible location of the NORTHWEST PASSAGE.
After 1912, Chesterfield Inlet became an important religious, medical and educational centre for the region.
Rankin Inlet Turaarvik Inns North Hotel (181 words)
It is located on the 63rd parallel between Chesterfield Inlet and Arviat on the west shore of Hudson's Bay.
Rankin Inlet is approximately 1,100 miles north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Rankin Inlet is a major air transportation and shipping hub in the Canadian North.
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