Gjoa Haven

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Gjoa Haven is a small Inuit community in Nunavut, Canada, known as a historic Arctic settlement linked to polar exploration and the Northwest Passage.

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Gjoa Haven canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community
hamlet
settlement in Nunavut
airportIATACode YHK
areaCode 867
associatedWithShip Gjøa
averageJanuaryTemperature below −30°C
averageJulyTemperature around 8°C
climate polar climate
country Canada
culturalAttraction Nattilik Heritage Centre
culturalRegion Nattilik region
ethnicMajority Inuit
foundedAsSettlement 20th century
governedBy hamlet council
hasAirport Gjoa Haven Airport
hasHealthFacility community health centre
hasSchool Qiqirtaq Ilihakvik
historicalAssociation Franklin expedition search
linked to: Franklin expedition

Northwest Passage exploration
Roald Amundsen
latitude approximately 68.63°N
legislativeRidingTerritorial Gjoa Haven (Nunavut electoral district)
localName Uqsuqtuuq
linked to: Inuinnaqtun
localNameMeaning place of plenty blubber
locatedIn Arctic Archipelago
King William Island
locatedOn Northwest Passage
Rasmussen Basin
longitude approximately 95.88°W
namedAfter Gjøa
Roald Amundsen’s ship Gjøa
nearbySite Uqsuqtuuq (Inuktitut name for Gjoa Haven area)
officialLanguage English
Inuktitut
population approximately 1300
populationAsOf 2021
postalCodePrefix X0B
primaryEconomicActivity arts and crafts
fishing
government services
hunting
region Kitikmeot Region
religionMajority Christianity
roadAccess no permanent road connection to southern Canada
territory Nunavut
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time
transportConnection served by regional air services

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