Baker Lake

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Baker Lake is a remote Inuit community in Nunavut, Canada, located near the geographic center of the country and known for its rich Indigenous culture and Arctic landscape.

All labels observed (1)

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Baker Lake canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community
hamlet
human settlement
climate long cold winters
short cool summers
subarctic climate
country Canada
economicActivity arts and crafts
fishing
hunting
trapping
wage employment in services
elevation approximately 18 metres above sea level
governingBody hamlet council
hasAirport Baker Lake Airport
hasAreaCode 867
hasCulturalInstitution local cultural centre
hasCulturalTradition Inuit storytelling
drum dancing
throat singing
hasHealthFacility community health centre
hasIndigenousPeople Inuit
Inuit of the Kivalliq Region
linked to: Inuit
hasLanguage English
Inuktitut
hasSchool local K–12 school
knownFor Arctic landscape
printmaking
rich Inuit culture
stone carving
textile arts
traditional Inuit art
locatedIn Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

Canadian Shield
Northern Canada
locatedNear geographic centre of Canada
namedAfter Baker Lake (the lake)
linked to: Baker Lake
nearbyResourceDevelopment mining projects in Kivalliq Region
population approximately 2000 people
postalCodePrefix X0C
primaryAccess air transport
region Kivalliq Region
territory Nunavut
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportation seasonal winter roads
waterBody Baker Lake (inland lake)
linked to: Baker Lake
waterSystem Thelon River basin

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kivalliq Region hasSettlement Baker Lake
Kivalliq hasSettlement Baker Lake
Inuit art hasImportantCommunity Baker Lake
First Air servesCommunity Baker Lake