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NUNAVUT

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

English:

/NOO-na-voot/ /NUU-na-vuut/ /NUH-na-vuht/

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French:

/noo-ne-VOOT/

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Inuktitut

/NOO-nah-voot/

Name Origin

from the Inuktitut language meaning “our land“

Population

< 39,500

Main Languages

Mostly Inuktitut (~ 63%). The second most spoken language is the local variety of English (~ 31%). French and Inuinnaqtun are also official in the territory.

Capital & Largest City

Iqaluit

Location

Northern Canada, a federal territory in the general Arctic region. Has a lot of Arctic Ocean coastline along with islands in the Arctic Archipelago and throughout Hudson Bay, including Canada’s largest, Baffin Island. Location is split between the mainland section and its many large and small islands.

Biogeography

Nearctic Realm

Part of Canada’s Arctic tundra, taiga shield, and Arctic Cordillera mountains. Home to some of the world’s largest islands.

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Gallery Images & Videos: Places in Nunavut

Inuit structure in the snows of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut — Rankin Inlet – m e a n d r e a

Inuit inuksuit statues on a bay near Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut territory — Iqaluit – Isaac Demeester

the Igloo Cathedral in the town of Iqaluit, Northern Canada — Igloo Cathedral – Jennifer Rector

Inuksuk statue overlooking the town of Iqaluit — Jeremy Rahn

icy landscape at dawn somewhere in Nunavut territory — annelope

urban art mural of a smiling inuit woman, Iqaluit — Axel Drainville

tabletop mountains in Auyuittuq National Park, dawn and snowy landscape, place in Nunavut — Auyuittuq National Park – Nuno Luciano

hikers in a valley ahead of towering mountains in Auyuittuq National Park, Canada — Peter Morgan

flying over sweeping white scenery and snowy mountains and canyons in Nunavut, Ellesmere Island — Ellesmere Island – NASA ICE

station overlooking snowy plains with a weak morning sun, northern tundra of Canada — Buie

icy waters ahead of the mountainous tundra on an island in Nunavut, Canada — Ralph Earlandson

solar-charged igloos at night — Mike Beauregard

bright red mosses on the gravely ground and view of the bay in Cape Dorset, place in Nunavut — Cape Dorset – Se Mo

boats sailing a section of the Northwest Passage viewed from the coast of Nunavut — Northwest Passage – Martha de Jong-Lantink

a vast snowy landscape with small arctic plants at sunrise, arctic Canada — Steve Sayles

CALGARY

/KAL-ger-ee/ * /KAL-guh-ree/

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EDMONTON

/ED-muhn-TUHN/ * /ED-min-TIN/

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satellite map of the city of Calgary, Alberta

satellite map of the city of Edmonton, Canada

Name origin

Edmonton: originally Fort Edmonton, a fur trading post, named after Edmonton, England, the birthplace of a founding governor, Sir James Winter Lake

Calgary: named for the hamlet of Calgary, Scotland