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Nunavut (/ ˈ n ʊ n ə v ʊ t /, / ˈ n uː n ə v uː t /; French:, , ; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, , lit. ' our land ') is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which provided this territory to the Inuit for independent government.
- Alert
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the...
- Iqaluit
Iqaluit ( / iˈkæluɪt / ee-KAL-oo-it; Inuktitut syllabics:...
- Flag
Nunavut flags displayed on a wall. The official flag of...
- History of Nunavut
The history of Nunavut covers the period from the arrival of...
- List of Municipalities in Nunavut
Nunavut is the least populous of Canada's three territories...
- Baker Lake
Baker Lake (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ 'big lake joined by...
- Igloolik Airport
Igloolik Airport (Inuktitut: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᐊ Iglulik Mittarvia)...
- Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq Inuktitut:...
- Saxifraga Oppositifolia
Saxifraga oppositifolia - MHNT. Saxifraga oppositifolia, the...
- Nunavik
Nunavik (/ ˈ n uː n ə v ɪ k /; French:; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕕᒃ) is...
- Alert
Nunavut is a territory in Canada. It is the newest, largest, and northernmost territory of Canada. It was founded in 1999 when many Inuit living in the Northwest Territories wanted to have an independent province and government. Its capital is named Iqaluit. It is in the north of Canada, and has a particularly cold climate for much of the year.
3 days ago · Nunavut, vast territory of northern Canada that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic.Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit, the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada (known as Eskimo in the United States); its name means “Our Land” in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit.
Aug 9, 2007 · Nunavut, or “Our Land” in Inuktitut, encompasses over 2 million km 2 and has a population of 36,858 residents (2021 census), 30,865 of whom are Inuit. Covering roughly the part of the Canadian mainland and Arctic Archipelago that lies to the north and northeast of the treeline, Nunavut is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada and the fifth largest administrative division in the ...
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Geography of Nunavut. Coordinates: 60°N102°W60°N 102°W. The Canadian territory of Nunavut covers about 1.9 million square kilometres (733,594 sq. miles) of land and water including part of the mainland, most of the Arctic islands, and all of the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay, and Ungava Bay (including the Belcher Islands) which belonged ...