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Nunavut
Vacation Links feature
Taloyoak, Iqaluit, Baker Lake and Arviat. Known
as "our Land" in Inuktitut by the Inuit,
this arctic landscape is a natural wonder that
beckons tourists. Explore the north pole and enjoy
hiking, climbing, canoeing, kayaking, golfing,
dogsledding, snowmobiling and skuba diving in
Nunavut, BC.
Nunavut
is the largest and newest of the territories of
Canada; it was separated officially from the vast
Northwest Territories
on April 1, 1999 |
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Nunavut,
Canada
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via
the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
Act, though the actual boundaries were established in
1993.
The creation of Nunavut marked the first major change
to Canada's map since the establishment of the province
of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949. The capital of
Nunavut is Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) on Baffin
Island in the east. |
Other major communities include Rankin Inlet and
Cambridge Bay.
Nunavut also includes Ellesmere Island in the
north and the east of Victoria Island in the west.
Nunavut is both the least populated and the largest
of the provinces and territorities of Canada.
It has a population of only about 29,300 spread
over an area the size of Western Europe. |
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Nunavut,
Canada
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If
Nunavut were a sovereign nation, it would be the least
densely populated in the world: nearby Greenland, for
example, has almost the same area and twice the population.
Nunavut means 'our land' in Inuktitut, the language
of the Inuit. Its inhabitants are called Nunavummiut,
singular
Nunavummiuq. Along with Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English,
and French are also official languages. |
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