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This is a list of communities in Nunavut, Canada. Many of these communities have alternate names or spellings in Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun , while others are primarily known by their Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun names.
The process of creating a flag for Nunavut began prior to its creation as a territory in 1999. This created significant excitement in the vexillographic community, as it was the first change in the map of Canada since Newfoundland became a province in 1949 and was being created in a region with little flag history. [2]
Bathurst Island is one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands in Nunavut, Canada.It is a member of the Arctic Archipelago.The area of the island is estimated at 16,042 km 2 (6,194 sq mi), [1] 115 to 117 mi (185 to 188 km) long and from 63 mi (101 km) to 72 mi (116 km) to 92.9 mi (149.5 km) wide, making it Canada's 13th largest island.
Nunavut is the largest and newest territory of Canada. It was officially separated from the Northwest Territories via the Nunavut Act to provide the Inuit of the region a degree of self-government. Iqaluit is the capital and largest city.
Iqaluit (/ i ˈ k æ l u ɪ t / ee-KAL-oo-it; Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, , lit. ' place of many fish '; [8] French:) is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.It is the territory's largest community and its only city.
Nunavut's version of the plate differed from the NWT's in the name of the jurisdiction at the bottom and the presence of an 'N' suffix in the serial. In 2010, the government of the NWT decided to update its version of the polar bear-shaped plate.
One major issue for the Nunavut tourism industry is the territory's remote nature. This imposes high travel costs on visitors to Nunavut, and drives tourism numbers down. In addition, Nunavut's position north of the Arctic Circle reduces the opportunity for spring activities, and results in a highly seasonally based tourism market. This limits ...
Clyde River (Syllabics: ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ, [7] Inuktitut: Kangiqtugaapik "nice little inlet" [8]) is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Baffin Island's Patricia Bay, off Kangiqtugaapik, [9] an arm of Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, of Nunavut, Canada.