Iqaluit
capital of Nunavut
Iqaluit is the capital of and largest community in Nunavut Territory in Canada. It is the most northerly capital in Canada, and is also Canada's fastest growing community.[8]
Iqaluit ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ Frobisher Bay | |
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City | |
| City of Iqaluit | |
 Iqaluit from Joamie Hill in June 2010 | |
  Iqaluit  Iqaluit | |
| Coordinates: 63°44′55″N 068°31′11″W / 63.74861°N 68.51972°WCoordinates: 63°44′55″N 068°31′11″W / 63.74861°N 68.51972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
| Electoral districts | Iqaluit-Manirajak Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu Iqaluit-Sinaa Iqaluit-Tasiluk |
| Settled | 1942 |
| Village status | 1974 |
| Town status | 1980 |
| City status | 19 April 2001 |
| Founded by | Nakasuk |
| Government | |
| • Type | Iqaluit Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Madeleine Redfern[1] |
| • MLAs | Monica Ell-Kanayuk Pat Angnakak Paul Okalik George Hickes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.50 km2 (20.27 sq mi) |
| • Population Centre | 9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 7,740 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Population Centre | 7,082 |
| • Population Centre density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Iqalummiut |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 222 (mobile), 975, 979 |
| NTS Map | 025N10 |
| GNBC Code | OATRP |
| Website | www |
HistoryEdit
The name Iqaluit is Inuktitut word meaning "place of many fish".[9] It is built on the mouth of the Sylvia Grinnell River, on Frobisher Bay. English explorer Martin Frobisher sailed into the bay in 1576 and thought he had discovered the Northwest Passage.[9] The settlement was called Frobisher Bay from 1955 until 1987.[9] The weather in there is normally cold.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "MAYOR MADELEINE REDFERN". City of Iqaluit website, April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Council Members". City.iqaluit.nu.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Manirajak Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Sinaa Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Iqaluit-Tasiluk Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 January 2009 to 0901Z 12 March 2009
- ↑ "Welcome to the City of Iqaluit". City of Iqaluit. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "About Iqaluit: History". City of Iqaluit. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
| Iqaluit Climatological Data | ||||||||||||||
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| Temperature | ||||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Mean | |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4 (39) | 4 (39) | 4 (39) | 7 (45) | 13 (55) | 22 (72) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 17 (63) | 7 (45) | 6 (43) | 4 (39) | ||
| Average high °C (°F) | -23 (-9) | -24 (-11) | -19 (-2) | -10 (14) | -1 (30) | 7 (45) | 12 (54) | 10 (50) | 5 (41) | -2 (28) | -9 (16) | -19 (-2) | -6 (21) | |
| Mean °C (°F) | -27 (-17) | -28 (-18) | -24 (-11) | -15 (5) | -4 (25) | 4 (39) | 8 (46) | 7 (45) | 2 (36) | -5 (23) | -13 (9) | -23 (-9) | -10 (14) | |
| Average low °C (°F) | -31 (-24) | -32 (-26) | -29 (-20) | -20 (-4) | -8 (18) | 0 (32) | 4 (39) | 3 (37) | -0 (32) | -8 (18) | -18 (-0) | -27 (-17) | -14 (7) | |
| Record low °C (°F) | -45 (-49) | -46 (-51) | -45 (-49) | -34 (-29) | -26 (-15) | -10 (14) | -3 (27) | -3 (27) | -13 (9) | -27 (-17) | -36 (-33) | -43 (-45) | ||
| Precipitation and Sunshine Hours | ||||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| Total mm (in) | 21 (0.8) | 15 (0.6) | 22 (0.9) | 28 (1.1) | 27 (1.1) | 35 (1.4) | 59 (2.2) | 66 (2.6) | 55 (2.2) | 37 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 18 (0.7) | 412 (16.2) | |
| Rainfall mm (in) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.1) | 25 (1.0) | 59 (2.3) | 65 (2.6) | 42 (1.7) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 198 (7.8) | |
| Snowfall cm (in) | 23 (9.1) | 16 (6.3) | 25 (9.8) | 32 (12.6) | 25 (9.8) | 10 (3.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 14 (5.5) | 35 (13.8) | 32 (12.6) | 22 (8.7) | 236 (92.9) | |
| Sunshine hours | 34 | 98 | 170 | 224 | 194 | 197 | 218 | 170 | 89 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 1506 | |
| Data recorded at Iqaluit Airport for Environment Canada. Average data recorded over a 30-year span from 1971 to 2000. | ||||||||||||||
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