hamlet of rankininlet members of council ref leader title1 Legislative Assembly of Nunavut MLAs ..., 1995 1995 Nunavut capital plebiscite , Iqaluit, Nunavut Iqaluit defeated RankinInlet to become ...Infobox settlement official name RankinInlet native name Kangiqliniq br image skyline Downtown ... Inlet North br RankinInlet South Whale Cove government footnotes ref http www.nnsl.com northern news ... www.rankininlet.net footnotes RankinInlet lang iu Kangiqliniq ref http www.rankininlet.net RankinInlet ... Island , 32 km east of RankinInlet James Knight explorer James Knight s expedition died in the island ... post on RankinInlet. HBC contact was followed in the mid 19th century by American and European ... accessdate 2008 01 26 ref The town itself was founded by the owners of the RankinInlet Mine ... in 1962, RankinInlet had a population of approximately 500 Inuit, and 70 80 had been mine workers ... History of the Development of Agriculture in the N.W.T. ref Natural resources RankinInlet is notable .... The Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park , 10 km northwest of RankinInlet, is notable ... 01 26 ref Services The community is served by the RankinInlet Airport , and by annual supply sealift ... RankinInlet is not only notable for its artists and artisans, it is recognized as housing the only ... RankinInlet art and artists ref Community artists work in a variety of mediums including ceramics, prints ... art work and provides educational resources. Climate Weather box location RankinInlet Airport ... 22 June 2011. ref date June 2011 Beginning on January 16, 2008, RankinInlet endured the longest recorded ... File Meliadine River RankinInlet Thule Site 1995 06 22.jpg thumb A Thule people Thule site at the Meliadine River near RankinInlet Current National Hockey League player Jordin Tootoo Tagak Curley ... div class references small England JI. 1998. RankinInlet Birthing Project Outcome of Primipara Deliveries . International Journal of Circumpolar Health . 57 113 5. Igalaaq The RankinInlet Community ... more details
Infobox airport name RankinInlet Airport image RankinInlet Airport terminal.jpg IATA YRT ICAO CYRT WMO 71083 type Public owner operator Government of Nunavut city served location RankinInlet , Nunavut elevation f 106 elevation m convert 106 ft disp output number only 0 latd 62 latm 48 lats 38 latNS N longd 092 longm 06 longs 53 longEW W coordinates type airport coordinates region CA NU pushpin map Canada pushpin label CYRT pushpin map caption Location in Nunavut website r1 number 13 31 r1 length f 6,000 r1 length m convert 6000 ft disp output number only 0 r1 surface Asphalt stat year 2010 stat1 header Aircraft movements stat1 data 13,071 footnotes Sources Canada Flight Supplement ref name CFS CFS ref br Environment Canada ref http climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca prods servs metstat1 e.html Synoptic Metstat Station Information ref br Movements from Statistics Canada ref name move http www.statcan.gc.ca pub 51 209 x 2011001 t001 eng.htm Total aircraft movements by class of operation NAV CANADA flight service stations ref RankinInlet Airport Airport codes YRT CYRT is located at RankinInlet , Nunavut , Canada , and is operated by the government of Nunavut. In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend 3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron. ref http www.nunatsiaq.com archives 51216 news nunavut 51216 11.html Nunatsiaq News ref Airlines and destinations File DND FOL Site CF 18 hangars Rankin.jpg thumb The Department of National ... 18 s in RankinInlet airport dest list Calm Air Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Churchill ... Commons category Can arpt wx CYRT RankinInlet Airport List of airports in Canada Category Airports in Kivalliq Region Nunavut airport stub de Flughafen RankinInlet es Aeropuerto de RankinInlet id Bandar Udara RankinInlet pms RankinInlet Airport fi Rankin Inletin lentoasema ... Air charters and MEDIVAC Kivalliq Air Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Churchill, Coral ... more details
RankinInlet North is a Provinces and territories of Canada territorial Electoral district Canada electoral district Riding division riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , Canada . The riding consists of the community of RankinInlet . The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Tagak Curley . Election results 1999 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 1999 1999 Nunavut general election Name Vote Canadian politics party colours Independents row Jack Anawak 146 36.78 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Louis Pilakapsi 132 33.25 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Lorne Quassa Kusugak 119 29.97 colspan 2 Total Valid Ballots 397 100 colspan 2 align center Voter Turnout colspan 2 align center Rejected Ballots 2004 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 2004 2004 Nunavut general election ref name 2004official cite web url http www.elections.nu.ca apps Docs download.aspx?file 2fapps 2fUPLOADS 2ffiles 2fGeneral 2520Elections 252f633577605230148844 1226306837 03 04 eng.pdf title Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results pages 44 publisher Elections Nunavut accessdate 2008 09 24 ref Name Vote Canadian politics party colours Independents row Tagak Curley colspan 2 align center Acclaimed 2008 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 2008 2008 Nunavut general election ref name candidates cite web url http www.elections.nu.ca i18n docs cand cand eng.pdf title Official Candidates List accessdate 2008 09 27 publisher Elections Nunavut ref Name Vote Canadian politics party colours Independents row Tagak Curley colspan 2 align center Acclaimed References reflist External links http www.assembly.nu.ca english index.html Website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut NU ED coord missing Nunavut Category Electoral districts in Kivalliq Region ... more details
footnotes Bathurst Inlet , Inuinnaqtun Qingaun or Qingaut , Inuktitut , is a small Inuit community located in Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut Kitikmeot Region of Canada s Nunavut ... Bathurst Inlet Lodge http www.gov.nu.ca Nunavut English about BATHURST.PDF Government of Nunavut http airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca photos101 bathurst inlet e.php Natural Resources Canada ..., Nunavut sv Bathurst Inlet zh ...Infobox settlement name Bathurst Inlet native name Kingoak br pushpin map Canada settlement type Settlement ref name census image skyline Bathurst Inlet 2.jpg imagesize 200px image caption Bathurst Inlet from the air with the old mission visible subdivision type Country subdivision name Canada subdivision type1 Provinces and territories of Canada Territory subdivision name1 Nunavut subdivision type2 Regions of Canada Nunavut Region subdivision name2 Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut Kitikmeot Region ... of Nunavut MLAs leader name Keith Peterson area footnotes ref name census area total km2 19.1 elevation ... Inlet Community Profile ref ref name census1 http www12.statcan.ca english census06 data profiles ... of Nunavut. History The first Europe ans known to have visited the area was during the first ... abandoned the site in 1964 for Umingmaktok, Nunavut Umingmaktok the Inuit decided to remain in the area ... both the mission house and the HBC post which they turned into the Bathurst Inlet Lodge . It is operated ... . Like other communities in Nunavut, the only access is by aircraft. Although most tourists arrive ... an aircraft from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Cambridge Bay . The community has no local phone service ... Umingmaktok, Nunavut Umingmaktok , schooling is provided by flying the students to Cambridge Bay and returning ... 220px perrow 5 Image Bathurst Inlet 1998 07 11.jpg Bathurst Inlet Inuit Settlement and Naturalists Lodge July 1998 Image Bathurst Inlet 1.jpg Looking towards Bathurst Inlet from the landing strip gallery ... more details
tocleft Infobox settlement official name Chesterfield Inlet native name br Igluligaarjuk settlement type Hamlet place Hamlet image skyline Chesterfield Inlet Mission Hospital 1995 06 24.jpg image caption Chesterfield Inlet Mission Hospital pushpin map Canada subdivision type Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 Territory subdivision name1 NU subdivision type2 Region subdivision name2 Kivalliq Region subdivision type3 Electoral district Canada Electoral district subdivision name3 Nanulik government footnotes ref http www.nnsl.com northern news services stories papers dec10 08electnunavut.html ... Administrative Officer leader name1 Richard Van Horne leader title2 Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ... offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 coor pinpoint Chesterfield Inlet coordinates type type ... The community of Chesterfield Inlet Inuktitut Igluligaarjuk , Inuktitut syllabics Syllabics is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay , Kivalliq Region , in Nunavut Canada at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet . Igluligaarjuk is the Inuktitut word for place with few houses , it is the oldest community in Nunavut. The community is served by air, Chesterfield Inlet Airport , and by annual supply sealift . The Inuit people from the Chesterfield Inlet region are called Qaernermiut , though ... Inlet metric first Yes single line Yes Jan record high C 0.6 Feb record high C 0.6 Mar record high C ... The History of the Federal Residential Schools for the Inuit Located in Chesterfield Inlet, Yellowknife ..., and Chesterfield Inlet Map Areas, District of Keewatin A Progress Report . Ottawa , Canada Geological Survey of Canada, 1986. ISBN 0660121131 div External links commons category Chesterfield Inlet Subdivisions of Nunavut Category Hudson s Bay Company trading posts in Nunavut Category Populated places on Hudson Bay Category Hamlets in the Kivalliq Region de Chesterfield Inlet fr Chesterfield Inlet it Chesterfield Inlet pt Chesterfield Inlet fi Chesterfield Inlet sv Chesterfield Inlet ... more details
RankinInlet South Whale Cove is a Provinces and territories of Canada territorial Electoral district Canada electoral district Riding division riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , Canada . The riding consists of the communities of RankinInlet and Whale Cove, Nunavut Whale Cove . The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Lorne Kusugak . Election results 1999 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 1999 1999 Nunavut general election Name Vote Canadian politics party colours Independents row Manitok Thompson 191 37.16 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Levinia Brown 178 34.63 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Harry Towtongie 145 28.21 colspan 2 Total Valid Ballots 514 100 colspan 2 align center Voter Turnout colspan 2 align center Rejected Ballots 2004 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 2004 2004 Nunavut general election ref name 2004official cite web url http www.elections.nu.ca apps Docs download.aspx?file 2fapps 2fUPLOADS 2ffiles 2fGeneral 2520Elections 252f633577605230148844 1226306837 03 04 eng.pdf title Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results pages 46 publisher Elections Nunavut accessdate 2008 09 24 ref Name Vote Canadian politics party colours Independents row Levinia Brown 206 38.87 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Jerry Ell 173 32.64 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Percy Kabloona 84 15.85 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Ishmael Naulalik 50 9.43 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Solomon Voisey 17 3.21 colspan 2 Total Valid Ballots 530 100 ... class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 2008 2008 Nunavut general election ... Candidates List accessdate 2008 09 27 publisher Elections Nunavut ref Name Vote Canadian politics ... index.html Website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut NU ED coord missing Nunavut Category ... more details
Other uses Walrus Island disambiguation Walrus Island Infobox Islands name Walrus Island image name image caption image size locator map map custom native name native name link Inuktitut nickname location Bathurst Inlet coordinates coord 67 50 N 108 42 W region CA NU type isle display inline,title name Walrus island archipelago Canadian Arctic Archipelago total islands major islands area km2 highest mount elevation m country Canada country admin divisions title Provinces and territories of Canada Territory country admin divisions flag Nunavut country admin divisions title 1 Regions of Nunavut Region country admin divisions 1 Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut Kitikmeot country admin divisions title 2 country admin divisions 2 country capital city country largest city country largest city population country leader title country leader name population Uninhabited population as of density km2 ethnic groups additional info Walrus Island is an uninhabited island within the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut Kitikmeot Region , Nunavut . It is located in Bathurst Inlet . Other islands in the vicinity include Ekalulia Island , Lewes Island , Patsy Klengenberg Island , Galena Island , Iglorua Island , Marcet Island , and Fishers Island Nunavut Fishers Island . ref name travelingluck cite web url http travelingluck.com North America Canada Nunavut 6175621 Walrus Island.html local map title Walrus Island publisher travelingluck.com accessdate 2009 08 20 ref References Reflist Islands of the Kitikmeot Region Category Islands of Bathurst Inlet Category Uninhabited islands of Kitikmeot Region KitikmeotNU geo stub ... more details
Rankin may refer to Places In Australia Division of Rankin , an electoral district in the Australian Federal House of Representatives, in Queensland In Canada RankinInlet , NunavutRankinInlet Airport , NunavutRankin River , Ontario Rankin Location 15D, Ontario , Batchawana First Nation, Ontario Rankin Lake , Nova Scotia In the United States Rankin, California Rankin, Illinois Rankin, Pennsylvania Rankin Bridge , a bridge in Pennsylvania Rankin Ellis County , Texas Rankin Upton County , Texas Rankin, Wisconsin Rankin County, Mississippi Rankin Independent School District , Texas People Rankin name , list of people with the last name and given name Other HMAS Rankin SSG 78 HMAS Rankin SSG 78 Modified Rankin scale , a measure of disability Rankin v. McPherson USS Rankin AKA 103 USS Rankin AKA 103 Operation Rankin Allied plan of occupying Germany and occupied territories in case of collapse of Nazi power. See also Rankine disambiguation disambiguation Category Place name disambiguation pages de Rankin fr Rankin it Rankin nl Rankin ja pl Rankin pt Rankin ru sv Rankin vo Rankin ... more details
centres of RankinInlet and Cambridge Bay . Nunavut also includes Ellesmere Island to the north ... 5,236 18.1 RankinInlet 2,358 2,177 8.3 Arviat 2,060 1,899 8.5 Baker Lake, Nunavut Baker Lake 1,728 ... near Arctic Bay, Nunavut Arctic Bay RankinInletRankinInlet Mine 1957 1962 nickel and copper ... at Ashe Inlet.jpg thumb left Inuit women at Ashe Inlet , 1884. The region now known as Nunavut ... 1,325 1,276 3.8 Pond Inlet, Nunavut Pond Inlet 1,315 1,220 7.8 Kugluktuk, Nunavut Kugluktuk 1,302 ... Roman spelling means thunder. Although born in Manitoba, Tootoo grew up in RankinInlet, where he was taught to skate and play hockey by his father, Barney. Growing up in RankinInlet also ...For the Canadian federal electoral district Nunavut electoral district Distinguish2 Nunavik , a region ... Use mdy dates date March 2012 Infobox province or territory of Canada Name Nunavut AlternateName ... Coat of Arms of Nunavut.png Map Nunavut, Canada.svg Label map no Motto br Nunavut Sannginivut ... sing. ref Nunavummiut , the plural demonym for residents of Nunavut, appears throughout the http www.gov.nu.ca English Government of Nunavut website , proceedings of the Nunavut legislature, and elsewhere. http www.oag bvg.gc.ca internet English aud nun 200805 e 30754.html hd5o Nunavut ... Committee of Geographical Names, opined that Nunavut is still too young to have acquired a demonym ... assembly official flower nunavut title The Official Flower of Nunavut Purple Saxifrage year 2011 publisher Legislative Assembly of Nunavut accessdate July 31, 2011 ref Tree n a Bird Rock Ptarmigan ref cite web url http www.assembly.nu.ca about legislative assembly official bird nunavut title The Official Bird of Nunavut The Rock Ptarmigan year 2011 publisher Legislative Assembly of Nunavut accessdate ... Assembly of Nunavut PostalAbbreviation NU PostalCodePrefix List of X Postal Codes of Canada X area ... 1 ISOCode CA NU Website www.gov.nu.ca Contains Canadian text Nunavut IPAc en n u n ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name Elections Nunavut nativename logo Elect nu.png logo width 150px formed jurisdiction Elections and plebiscites in Nunavut headquarters 43 Sivulliq Avenue, RankinInlet ref name contact cite web url http www.elections.nu.ca i18n english contact.shtml title Contact Us publisher Elections Nunavut accessdate 2011 04 05 ref employees budget 1.7 million ... eng.pdf format PDF title Report of the Chief Electoral Officer publisher Elections Nunavut date ... Chief Electoral Officer website http www.elections.nu.ca www.elections.nu.ca footnotes Elections Nunavut is an independent agency that oversees elections and plebiscites in Nunavut , including all List of Nunavut general elections general elections and by elections for the 19 Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , according to the Nunavut Elections Act. all plebiscites conducted according to Nunavut s Plebiscites Act. any plebiscites that relate to the control or prohibition of liquor in Nunavut communities, according to Nunavut s Liquor Act, and when the Minister of Finance requests. The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut appoints the Chief Electoral Officer CEO , who is the head of Elections Nunavut. It is headquartered in RankinInlet . The CEO appoints a returning officer and assistant returning officer in each Nunavut constituency to oversee the election process in that constituency. A returning officer represents Elections Nunavut in each of the 19 constituencies. Services Elections Nunavut s main services are to Administer elections in a fair, transparent, and accountable manner. Provide public education about the electoral process, in all of Nunavut s official languages ... of the Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission. Cooperate with other jurisdictions to improve election services. Elections Nunavut has a commitment to provide user friendly resources and information ... . History Elections Nunavut started its work in 2000, following the Nunavut general election ... more details
of Nunavut accessdate 2007 10 17 ref Territorial br Symbol Inukshuk Inuksuk br Inukhuk, , Inukshuk Image Inunnguaq RankinInlet 1996 07 18.jpg 92px center Inuksuk License plate Explore Canada s Arctic ...Image Flag of Nunavut.svg right 100px Nunavut is one of Canada s Provinces and territories of Canada territories , and has established several territorial symbols. ref name NU Cite web url http www.assembly.nu.ca english about index.html title Symbols of Nunavut author Government of Nunavut accessdate 2007 01 16 ref Symbols of nunavut class wikitable style text align center Symbol Image Adopted Remarks Coat of arms Coat of arms of Nunavut March 31, 1999 Contains symbols of the riches of land, sea and sky ref Cite web url http www.assembly.nu.ca english about coat.html title The Coat of Arms of Nunavut author Legislative Assembly of Nunavut accessdate 2007 10 17 ref Motto Nunavut Sannginivut br Nunavut, Our land, our strength March 31, 1999 Granted with other elements of the coat of arms Flag Flag of Nunavut Image Flag of Nunavut.svg 92px center Flag of Nunavut April, 1999 ref Cite web url http www.assembly.nu.ca english about flag.html title The Flag of Nunavut author Legislative Assembly of Nunavut accessdate 2007 10 17 ref Ceremonial mace Mace The Mace of Nunavut March 30, 1999 It is the symbol of the Authority of the Legislative Assembly. It is a ceremonial staff carried by the Sergeant at Arms into the Chamber. Flower Purple Saxifrage br Saxifraga oppositifolia Image ... author Legislative Assembly of Nunavut accessdate 2007 10 17 ref Bird Rock Ptarmigan br Aqilgiq, Lagopus mutus Image Lagopus mutus.jpg 92px center Bird Rock Ptarmigan Lives in Nunavut year ... author Legislative Assembly of Nunavut accessdate 2007 10 17 ref Animal Canadian Eskimo Dog Canadian ... of Category Canada related lists Nunavut symbols Category Lists of symbols Nunavut Category Territorial symbols of NunavutNunavut stub ... more details
for the anatomical structure Pelvic inlet File Bucht am Golf von Neapel.jpg thumb right 220px Bay at the Gulf of Salerno An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a Sound geography sound , bay , lagoon or marsh . In sea coasts an inlet usually refers to the actual connection between a bay and the ocean and is often called an entrance or a recession in the shore of a sea, lake or river. A certain kind of inlet created by glaciation is a fjord , typically but not always in mountainous coastlines and also in montane lakes. Complexes of large inlets or fjords may be called sound geography sound s, e.g. Puget Sound , Howe Sound , Karmsund sund is Scandinavian languages Scandinavian for sound . Some fjord type inlets are called canals, e.g. Portland Canal , Lynn Canal , Hood Canal , and some are channels, e.g. Dean Channel , Douglas Channel , Amsterdam Channel . See also div col 2 Alaska Panhandle British Columbia Coast Calanque Ria Estuary Fjord Hood Canal Inside Passage div col end Portal box Water Environment References wiktionarypar inlet cite book title Stability of Tidal Inlets Theory and Engineering last Bruun first Per authorlink Per Bruun coauthors A.J. Mehta year 1978 publisher Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. location Amsterdam isbn 978 0 444 41728 2 pages 510 url External links http cirp.wes.army.mil cirp cirp.html Coastal Inlets Research Program http maps.google.com maps?f q& hl en& geocode & q Hood Canal& mrt all& sll 33.226052, 117.290039& sspn 0.503164,0.8638& ie UTF8& ll 47.652091, 122.857103& spn 0.012667,0.027637& t h& z 14& iwloc addr& output embed& s AARTsJrriBfH1 ojZTpH8kWgeX14I11vxw Hood Canal on Google Maps geo term stub coastal geography Category Coastal geography Category Inlets Category Coastal and oceanic landforms ar fr Grau nl Inham ... more details
4,220 RankinInlet 2,177 2,058 Arviat 1,899 1,559 Baker Lake, Nunavut Baker Lake 1,507 1,385 Cambridge Bay 1,309 1,351 Igloolik 1,286 1,174 Pangnirtung, Nunavut Pangnirtung 1,276 1,243 Pond Inlet, Nunavut Pond Inlet 1,220 1,154 Kugluktuk, Nunavut Kugluktuk 1,212 1,201 Cape Dorset, Nunavut Cape Dorset ...unreferenced date July 2011 The Canada 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 Canada Arctic Islands , and all of the islands in Hudson Bay , James Bay , and Ungava Bay including the Belcher Islands which belonged to the Northwest Territories. This makes it the Ranked list of subnational entities fifth largest subnational entity in the world. If Nunavut were a country, it would rank 13th in area, after the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Nunavut has land borders with the Northwest ... Nunavut The mountain s on the easternmost coasts of Nunavut are part of the Arctic Cordillera which .... Geologically, Nunavut lies on the Canadian Shield , with very thin soil lying on top of the bedrock ... of post glacial rebound. Virtually all of Nunavut s rivers drain into the Hudson Bay or the Arctic Ocean . Arctic tundra Koppen climate classification ET covers virtually all of Nunavut, the only exceptions ... having a relatively high elevation. Nunavut s vegetation is partially composed of rare berries ... of communities in Nunavut , Regions of Nunavut As of 2005 , Nunavut has a population of approximately 30,000, of whom around 85 are native peoples, primarily Inuit . Nunavut s small and sparse population ... Kazan Falls Nunavut.jpg Kazan Falls on the Kazan River File Resolute Bay, Nunavut 2008 A Photo A Day ... File Kimmirut.jpg Kimmirut File Grise Fiord, Nunavut 2008 .jpg A road in Grise Fiord Gallery center Nunavut br Canada Geography coord 60 N 102 W source enwiki plaintext parser display title Category Geography of Nunavut ... more details
local culture, including RankinInlet , Baker Lake, Nunavut Baker Lake , Cape Dorset , Iqaluit , and Pangnirtung ...File Flag of Nunavut.svg thumb 300px Flag of Nunavut The flag of Nunavut was proclaimed on 1 April 1999, along with the territory of Nunavut in Canada . It features a red inukshuk an Inuit land marker and a blue star, which represents the Niqirtsuituq , the Polaris North Star , and the leadership of elders in the community. The colours represent the riches of the land, sea and sky. It was adopted following a process where input was sought from local communities and submissions were solicited from the Canadian public. Symbolism The flag of the provinces and territories of Canada Canadian territory of Nunavut consists of gold and white fields divided vertically by a red inukshuk with a blue star in the Flag terminology upper fly . The colours blue and gold were selected to represent the riches ... elders. ref name heraldry cite web title Creation of the coat of arms and flag of Nunavut work ... e.asp accessdate 2009 06 27 ref History The process of creating a flag for Nunavut began prior ... cite web last Orenski first Peter J. title THE NUNAVUT FLAG A Vexillographer s Perspective url http ... of Nunavut, the development of both the Nunavut flag and coat of arms was guided by their input ... both the territory and government of Nunavut became official. ref cite book coauthors Dahl, Jens Hicks, Jack and Jull, Peter title Nunavut Inuit regain control of their land and their lives publisher ...?id Wm yttszFTMC&dq flag of nunavut isbn 9788790730345 ref Following its adoption, the flag has been ... field, and the use of a black outline around the inukshuk. ref name vex See also Symbols of Nunavut Coat of arms of Nunavut References reflist CanadaFlags DEFAULTSORT Flag Of Nunavut Category Territorial symbols of Nunavut Category Flags of Canada Nunavut ar de Flagge von Nunavut et Nunavuti lipp es Bandera de Nunavut fr Drapeau du Nunavut he nl Vlag van Nunavut ja ... more details
wiktionary RankinRankin is a last name of Scotland Scottish and Ireland Irish origin. The name is derived from the medieval personal name Rankin which is a diminutive of Ronald or Rand , combined with the diminutive suffix kin . ref name ancestry.com Rankin http www.ancestry.com facts Rankin family history.ashx Rankin Name Meaning and History Retrieved on 2008 02 22. The website cites Dictionary of American ..., Duart and Mull. People with the last name Rankin Annabelle Rankin , Australian Senator Arthur Rankin , surveyor, entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West Arthur Rankin, Jr. , of Rankin Bass animation studios Brian Robson Rankin, Hank Marvin Lead Guitarist of the Shadows Boyd Rankin , Irish cricketer Chris Rankin , New Zealand actor Christopher Rankin , United States House of Representatives U.S. Representative from Mississippi Claire Rankin , Canadian actress Darrell Rankin born 1957 , leader of the Communist Party of Canada Manitoba and peace activist David Rankin , New York based Australian artist David Rankin, Unitarian Universalism Minister Fountain Street Church Frank Rankin , Canadian ice hockey player Harry Rankin , Vancouver lawyer Isaiah Rankin , English footballer Ian Rankin , Scottish mystery author J. Lee Rankin , U.S. Solicitor General James Rankin disambiguation James Rankin , several people James Rankin lighthouse keeper 1844 1921 , Irish born American lighthouse keeper Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet , Jeannette Rankin 1880 1973 , the first female member of Congress ... member of Congress to vote against United States entry into World War II Jennifer Rankin 1941 1979 , Australian poet and playwright John Rankin disambiguation John Rankin , several people John Rankin abolitionist 1793 1886 , American Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist John Rankin Lt. British Royal Navy , ca 1600s , RankinInlet , Canada was named after him. John E. Rankin 1882 1960 , United States Representative from Mississippi John W. Rankin , captain of the USS Phoenix ... more details
Arviat 2,318 2,060 1,899 RankinInlet ref 1 1 2,266 2,358 2,177 Baker Lake, Nunavut Baker Lake 1,872 1,728 1,507 Cambridge Bay ref 1 1 1,608 1,477 1,309 Pond Inlet, Nunavut Pond Inlet 1,549 1,315 1,220 Igloolik 1,454 1,538 1,286 Pangnirtung, Nunavut Pangnirtung 1,425 1,325 1,276 Kugluktuk, Nunavut Kugluktuk 1,450 1,302 1,212 Cape Dorset, Nunavut Cape Dorset 1,363 1,236 1,148 Gjoa Haven, Nunavut ...Nunavut is a provinces and territories of Canada territory of Canada . It has a land area of convert ... of Nunavut was 29,474, ref name stats Cite web url http www12.statcan.ca english census06 data profiles ... StatCan authorlink Statistics Canada year 2006 month accessdate 2008 04 27 ref Nunavut s small and sparse ... dominant religions in Nunavut are Catholicism , Anglicanism and Pentecostalism . Traditionally, Shamanism ... of knew. Migration While there is some internal migration from the rest of Canada to Nunavut usually on a temporary basis , there is very little external migration from outside of Canada to Nunavut. The 2006 census counted a total of only about 450 immigrants in Nunavut, including about 80 from the United ... to Nunavut from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 5,615 people moved in the opposite .... There was a net outmigration of 150 francophones from Nunavut to Quebec during this period. All net ... Demographics of Nunavut Map NU Canada territory.png center small Demographics of Canada s provinces and territories small center div List of communities in Nunavut Demographics of Canada List of Canadian provinces and territories by population Notes note 1 1 Iqaluit is both the capital of Nunavut and the regional center for the Qikiqtaaluk Region, while RankinInlet and Cambridge Bay are the regional centres for the Kivalliq and Kitikmeot Regions respectively. note 2 2 Official language of Nunavut References reflist Nunavut People of Canada Canada topic Demographics of Category Demographics of Canada Nunavut Category Nunavut society ... more details
Levasseur Inlet coord 72 35 N 085 35 W region CA NU type waterbody display inline,title name Levasseur Inlet ref cite web url http www.mapplanet.com ?do loc&country CA&adm1 14&loc 1135818 title Levasseur Inlet accessdate 2008 09 20 publisher mapplanet.com ref is a body of water in Nunavut s Qikiqtaaluk Region . It lies on the eastern side of Admiralty InletNunavut Admiralty Inlet on Baffin Island s Borden Peninsula . References Reflist External links http www.tageo.com index e ca v 14 d m802277.htm?Levasseur inlet Satellite view of the inlet Inlets of Nunavut Category Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region Category Baffin Island QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
Infobox bay bay name Chesterfield Inlet image bay Islands near chesterfield inlet.jpg caption bay Map of Chesterfield Inlet area. location Hudson Bay coords Coord 63 32 24 N 091 04 48 W region CA NU type waterbody scale 500000 display inline,title name Chesterfield Inlet rivers Thelon River oceans countries Canada length width area settlements Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut references Chesterfield Inlet Inuit languages Inuit Igluligaarjuk ref Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival The living legacy of Inuit clothing . UBC Press, 1997. pp252 254 ref is an inlet in Kivalliq Region , Nunavut , Canada . It is an arm of northwestern Hudson Bay , and the end point of the Thelon River after its passage through Baker Lake Nunavut Baker Lake . Cross Bay, a large widening of the inlet, occurs Convert 30 km abbr on east of Baker Lake. There are several islands located within the inlet. The Inuit hamlet of the same name, Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut Chesterfield Inlet , is situated near the waterway s mouth. In previous times, the area was home to Aivilingmiut and Caribou Inuit Bands Qaernermiut . References references Inlets of Nunavut Category Inlets of Kivalliq Region KivalliqNU geo stub de Chesterfield Inlet Bucht es Chesterfield Inlet fr Baie Chesterfield ... more details
for a billion dollar highway to RankinInlet , Nunavut from Gillam, Manitoba Gillam , Manitoba with a connection ... reaches Nunavut. A 210 km 130 mi all weather extension was once planned from Contwoyto Lake to the tiny town of Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut Bathurst Inlet where a port would be built to provide ... total of 850 km 530 mi of roads and highways are spread across Nunavut . Over the next ... that provides access to the western portion of Nunavut from the Northwest Territories during the months of February to March. In recent winters, this road has not been constructed as far as Nunavut. Image IqaluitStop.jpg right thumb 120px A stop sign in Inuktitut syllabics , seen in Iqaluit, Nunavut, northern Canada, 1999 Highways in Nunavut, the few that exist, are not yet numbered. Street signs are in English, Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun . Compared to the rest of Canada, maintaining a vehicle in Nunavut ... of paved and chip sealed portions, although it too is primarily dirt. Despite Nunavut s isolation ... be found in the territory. Nunavut, like the Northwest Territories, is one of the few jurisdictions in the world where non rectangular licence plates can be found which soon may change as the Nunavut ... between Arctic Bay, Nunavut Arctic Bay and Nanisivik, Nunavut Nanisivik , although Nanisivik was closed ... highway network that reaches across the Nunavut border, but there are no settlements at the end, only ..., Nunavut Kimmirut formerly known as Lake Harbour , but it would be four times longer than ... along the west shore of Hudson Bay would be the first true highway into Nunavut from the provinces. Important roads and highways in Nunavut Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road Main Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road This road was once a way to drive to Nunavut from the South. The winter road services a number of mines in the Western edge of Nunavut as well as mines in the Northwest Territories. The entire ... This 21 km 13 mi stretch of Highway connects the town of Arctic Bay, Nunavut Arctic ... more details
Powell Inlet is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut , Canada . It lies off the southern coast of Devon Island in the eastern high Arctic . Like Stratton Inlet , Burnett Inlet , Hobhouse Inlet , and Cuming Inlet , Powell Inlet is situated between Maxwell Bay and Croker Bay , north of Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait . Powell Inlet is convert 12 mi abbr on long. ref name Publications cite book title Publications publisher United States. Hydrographic Office date 1951 edition Digitized May 5, 2009 pages 341 url http books.google.com books?id XUPAQAAIAAJ&dq 22powell inlet 22 devon&ei PHArSq 2OpeSkATz9NGYBw&client firefox a ref References Reflist Powell Inlet, Nunavut at Atlas of Canada coord 74 34 59 N 085 28 00 W region CA NU type waterbody scale 500000 display title name Powell Inlet Inlets of Nunavut Category Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
Elwin Inlet is a body of water in Nunavut s Qikiqtaaluk Region . It lies on the eastern side of the mouth of Admiralty InletNunavut Admiralty Inlet , forming a border to Sirmilik National Park . To the south lie Baillarge Bay convert 15 km abbr on and the hamlet of Arctic Bay, Nunavut Arctic Bay convert 55 km abbr on . ref name baillarge The inlet and surrounds are characterized by steep cliffs of Ordovician origin. Harp seal s narwal s, polar bear s, ringed seal s, and white whale s frequent the area, and it is also notable for one of the largest Northern Fulmar colonies in Canada. ref name baillarge cite web url http www.bsc eoc.org iba site.jsp?siteID NU067 title Baillarge Bay, Admiralty Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut accessdate 2008 09 19 last first coauthors date work publisher ref References Reflist coord 73 28 N 084 00 W region CA NU type waterbody display title name Elwin Inlet Inlets of Nunavut Category Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region Category Baffin Island QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
Stratton Inlet is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut , Canada . It lies off the southern coast of Devon Island . Like Hobhouse Inlet , Burnett Inlet , Powell Inlet , and Cuming Inlet , Stratton Inlet is situated between Maxwell Bay and Croker Bay , in the eastern high Arctic , north of Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait . History Evidence of Thule culture has been found here. ref name Petrone cite book last Petrone first Penny title Northern Voices Inuit Writing in English publisher University of Toronto Press date 1992 pages 156 isbn 080207717X url http books.google.com books?id G6ei9Cfx2MC&pg PA156&dq 22stratton inlet 22 inuit&lr &ei OtsqSqLrH4yykATAx 3 Bg&client firefox a PPA156,M1 ref References Reflist Stratton Inlet, Nunavut at Atlas of Canada coord 74 31 59 N 086 40 00 W region CA NU type waterbody scale 500000 display title name Stratton Inlet Inlets of Nunavut Category Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
Barrier Inlet coord 62 28 N 68 45 W region CA NU type waterbody display inline,title name Barrier Inlet ref cite web url http www.geonames.org advanced search.html?continentCode NA&country &fclass &q inlet title Barrier Inlet accessdate 2008 09 18 last first coauthors date work publisher geonames.org ref is a body of water in Nunavut s Qikiqtaaluk Region . It lies in western Hudson Strait , forming a wedge into Baffin Island s Meta Incognita Peninsula and the western slopes of the Everett Mountains . Reversing Falls lie near the mouth of the inlet. Shaftesbury Inlet is to the northwest, while Balcom Inlet is to the southeast References Reflist Inlets of Nunavut Category Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region Category Baffin Island QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
Burnett Inlet is a body of water in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut , Canada . It lies off the southern coast of Devon Island . Like Stratton Inlet , Hobhouse Inlet , Powell Inlet , and Cuming Inlet , Burnett Inlet is situated between Maxwell Bay and Croker Bay , in the eastern high Arctic , north of Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait . Its width averages convert 2 mi km abbr on . ref cite web url http books.google.com books?hl en&client firefox a&rls org.mozilla en US official&hs DHO&q 22burnett 20inlet 22 20devon&um 1&ie UTF 8&sa N&tab wp title Publications date 1951 publisher United States Hydrographic Office pages 341 accessdate 2009 06 06 ref References Reflist Burnett Inlet, Nunavut at Atlas of Canada coord 74 31 59 N 86 11 59 W region CA NU type waterbody scale 500000 display title name Burnett Inlet Inlets of Nunavut Category Inlets of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
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