Gjoa Haven
Hamlet in Nunavut, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a hamlet of Nunavut. For the electoral district of the same name, see Gjoa Haven (electoral district). For other uses, see Gjoa Haven (disambiguation).
Gjoa Haven (/ˌdʒoʊ ˈheɪvən/; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Inuktitut pronunciation: [uq.suq.tuːq], meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; French pronunciation: [ɡʒɔa avɑ̃] or [ɡʒɔa evən]) is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, 1,056 km (656 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the only settlement on King William Island.
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Gjoa Haven
ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Uqsuqtuuq | |
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Coordinates: 68°37′30″N 95°52′40″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kitikmeot |
Electoral district | Gjoa Haven |
Government | |
• Mayor | Megan Porter |
• MLA | Tony Akoak |
• MP | Lori Idlout |
Area | |
• Total | 28.55 km2 (11.02 sq mi) |
• Population Centre | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,349 |
• Density | 47.3/km2 (123/sq mi) |
• Population Centre | 1,110 |
• Population Centre density | 1,586.2/km2 (4,108/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Canadian Postal code | |
Area code | 867 |
Website | www |
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