Iqaluit: Capital of the territory of Nunavut, Canada
Iqaluit (Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ) is the capital of and largest community in Nunavut in Canada.
It is the most northerly capital in Canada, and is also Canada's fastest growing community.
Iqaluit ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ Frobisher Bay | |
|---|---|
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°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 |
| • 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 | Iqalummiut |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 222 (mobile), 975, 979 |
| NTS Map | 025N10 |
| GNBC Code | OATRP |
| Website | www |
History
The name Iqaluit is Inuktitut word meaning "place of many fish". 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. The settlement was called Frobisher Bay from 1955 until 1987. The weather in there is normally cold.
References
| 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 Archived 2007-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Average data recorded over a 30-year span from 1971 to 2000. | ||||||||||||||
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