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Contrary to popular belief that there are a no roads in Nunavut, a few notable roads and Highways do exist. An estimated total of 850km of roads and highways are spread across the vast territory. For the electoral districts of the same name, see Nunavut (electoral district) and Nunavut (Senate Division). ...
Over the next decade the amount of roads in the territory is expected to increase rapidly as more communities are linked together, and a road link to Manitoba is built. Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) - Land 553,556 km² - Water 64,241 km² (14. ...
Most vehicles in the Territory are moved from community to community and in and out of the Territory by large barges that move during the summer shipping season.
Alternately, for a premium, companies and private owners will pay to fly in a vehicle on a cargo plane. Car companies will usually fly vehicles in to test them in arctic conditions.
There is currently one Winter Road that provides access to the Western Portion of Nunavut from the Northwest Territories during the months of February to March A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ...
Highways in Nunavut are not yet numbered. Street signs are in English and Inuktituk Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...
About 4000 vehicles are registered in the Territory.
Important roads and highways in Nunavut
Yellowknife to Contoyoto Lake Winter Road This is currently the only way to drive to Nunavut from the South. The winter road services a number of mines in the Western edge of Nunavut as well as mines in the Northwest Territories. The Yellowknife are a Native American people. ...
a 210km all weather extension is planned from Contoyoto Lake to the tiny town of Bathhurst Inlet where a port will be built to provide shipping to nearby communities.
The entire road is 568km and is the worlds longest Heavy Haul Ice Road. It is open between February and March each year.
Arctic Bay to Nanisivik Highway This 21km stretch of Highway connects the town of Arctic Bay to the former mining town of Nanisivik. This road has become less important since the mine shut down. The locals still use it for access to the Nanisivik airport, and shipping port, and local hunting. The road also gained world fame for a number of years when it was used for the midnight sun Marathon run.
This is a 20km all weather highway that provides the link from Eureka Weather Station to CFB Eureka and the Eureka Airport. EUREKA is a research and development funding and coordination organization of the European Union founded in 1985. ...
This road is also notable as the last Road in Canada with a road sign in imperial measurment.
The main drag in Iqaluit, this road provides access from the Airport to the City Centre as well as the Nunavut Legislature Building. This road is one of the few in the territory that is paved. Iqaluit (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut) is the territorial capital and the largest community of Canadas youngest territory, Nunavut. ...
Road to Apex This road provides access from Iqaluit to the suburb of Apex. It is one of the buisiest roads in the territory, a typical rush hour sustains 500 cars an hour.
Alert to Alert Airport Road This roughly 6km stretch of all weather road is the most northern stretch of road in the world. This road provides access from CFB Alert to the Alert Airport Alert is the northernmost permanent settlement in the world. ...
Road to nowhere This road has been the butt of quite a few jokes, and has come to symbolize the vast Government expenditures dumped in the territory during its creation. The road was originally built to go to a new municipal landfill, that was subsequently cancelled. The road currently extends north out to the tundra where it ends.
The Road to Nowhere will probably be used in the future as part of a highway to connect to other nearby towns on Baffin Island. Baffin Island (Inuktitut: Qikiqtaaluk ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ) is one of the Canada in the territory of Nunavut. ...
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