In Inuktitut, Nunavut means "the people". Inuktittut is the language used by the Inuit in the eastern Arctic.
It had always been a spoken language until a missionary developed a written form in the 1800s. It is written with
syllabic symbols that relate to groups of sounds.
- 1/5 the size of Canada (770,000 square miles)
- Human
Population 27,000 - Caribou Population - 750,000
- Transportation: 1 government-maintained 21-kilometer road from
Arctic Bay to Nanisivik. Most transportation is either by air or sea.
On April 1, 1999 the territory of Nunavut was established, preceded by the
Nunavut Act on June 10, 1993. The capital of Nunavut is
Iqaluit ("eekalooeat"), formerly named
Frobisher Bay. To see all the communities of Nunavut, roll over "Nunavut Map" in the menu above.
Click here to see many pictures of Nunavut, and check out "Nunavut Places" too.
Below is a small summary of Nunavut communities:
Baffin Island - Baffin Island is very remote. Most of the population lives in the capital, Iqaluit. Polar bear is
a strong visitor attraction.
Baker Lake Hamlet - The Inuktitut name is "Qamani’tuaq" ("where the river widens"). It is on Baker Lakes's
northwest shore near the mouth of the Thelon River. Population is 1500.
Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay) - Population about 1400 - "The Fair Fishing Place" - lies
to the north of the Arctic Circle on the barren southern shore of Victoria Island, which is Canada's second largest island
(212,688 square kilometres). You need a strong reason to come here, in the high arctic, for everything is very expensive,
including air fare.
Coral Harbor - The name of Coral Habor
(fossilized coral is found in the water)
in Inuktitut is Salliq ("flat"). You can travel to Coral Harbor only by plane.
