Kugluktuk

E442867

Kugluktuk is a remote Inuit community in western Nunavut, Canada, located at the mouth of the Coppermine River on the Arctic Ocean.

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Kugluktuk canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community
hamlet
human settlement
areaCode 867
climate polar climate
climateClassification tundra climate
coastType Arctic coastline
country Canada
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 20 metres
ethnicGroup Inuit
formerName Coppermine
governingTerritorialDivision Government of Nunavut
hasAirport Kugluktuk Airport
hasCulturalGroup Inuit organizations and hunters and trappers organization
hasHealthFacility community health centre
hasRecreation Kugluktuk Arena
hasRelief low-lying tundra landscape
hasSchool Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik
linked to: Peter Irniq

Kugluktuk High School
indigenousTerritory Inuit Nunangat
latitudeApprox 67 degrees north
localGovernmentType hamlet council
locatedAtMouthOf Coppermine River
locatedIn Kitikmeot Region
Nunavut
western Nunavut
linked to: Nunavut
locatedOn Arctic Ocean
Coronation Gulf
longitudeApprox 115 degrees west
mainEconomicActivity hunting and fishing
wage employment in services and government
meaningOfName "place of moving water"
namedAfter Inuinnaqtun word "Kugluktuk"
populationCharacteristic small remote community
postalCodePrefix X0B
primaryLanguage English
Inuinnaqtun
regionCapitalOf Kitikmeot Region school operations (regional centre)
sea Coronation Gulf
servedBy Kugluktuk Airport
territorialElectoralDistrict Kugluktuk electoral district
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
transportAccess no all-season road connection to southern Canada
served by air
served by seasonal sealift
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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