being ferried across the Atlantic to support the war effort in Europe. Iqaluit's first permanent inhabitant was Nakasuk, an Inuk (Inuit) guide who helped American Air Force planners to choose a site with a large flat area suitable for a landing strip. The wartime airstrip was known as Crystal Two and was part of the Crimson Route. Long regarded as a campsite and fishing spot by the Inuit, the place chosen had traditionally been named ''Iqaluit'' – "place of many fish
the government's commitment to the community as an administrative centre. At the time of its founding, it was the sole high school operating in more than one-seventh of Canadian territory. On 1 January 1987, the name of this municipality was officially changed from "Frobisher Bay" to "Iqaluit" - aligning official usage with the name that the Inuit population had always used (although, many documents still referred to Iqaluit as Frobisher Bay for several years after 1987
to the creation of Nunavut * 1987 - Frobisher Bay officially becomes Iqaluit, reverting to its original Inuktitut name meaning "place of (many) fish" * 1993 - The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is signed in Iqaluit * 1995 - Nunavut residents select Iqaluit as capital of the new territory
title Iqaluit Wins the Capital Plebiscite date December 15, 1995 publisher Nunatisaq News accessdate 2006-07-30 Iqaluit became the official capital on April 1, 1999, when Nunavut separated from the Northwest Territories.
to the east of Nunavut's mainland, and northeast of Hudson Bay. Suburbs thumb right View of Iqaluit from Joamie Hill. (File:Iqaluit from Joamie Hill.JPG) Apex (Apex, Nunavut) is a small community about ) from Iqaluit's centre and is known in Inuktitut as ''Niaqunngut''. It is located on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet. There is a women's
with Iqaluit, Nunavut. Also in 2002 and previously in 1994 they won the Hodgson Trophy (Stuart Milton Hodgson) for fair play.
techniques. DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada DATE OF DEATH Affiliates * CFRT-FM 107.3, Iqaluit, Nunavut -- community radio station that also carries some Rouge FM programming. Ed Devries is born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut (Iqaluit), he is aged 47 and a traditional healer and thearapist. Devries who has been a pot smoker for the last 37 years of his life
in 2004-05. The Akitsiraq I final report Lawyer Making in the Arctic ( July 2007 Browne, Crawford and Tulloch), is an extensive record of this program, and includes seven appendices incorporating contracts, course selections, timetables, budgets and program evaluation by graduates. A road was briefly considered in 2004 for construction between Iqaluit and Kimmirut (Kimmirut, Nunavut) (formerly known as Lake Harbour), but it would be four times longer than the direct air-distance between the communities, and the idea was dropped. class3 A city3 Iqaluit, Nunavut crtc3 2006-676 footnotes Sources: Canada Flight Supplement WikiPedia:Iqaluit, Nunavut Dmoz:Regional North America Canada Nunavut Localities Iqaluit Commons:Category:Iqaluit
to the east of Nunavut's mainland, and northeast of Hudson Bay. Suburbs thumb right View of Iqaluit from Joamie Hill. (File:Iqaluit from Joamie Hill.JPG) Apex (Apex, Nunavut) is a small community about ) from Iqaluit's centre and is known in Inuktitut as ''Niaqunngut''. It is located on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet. There is a women's
with Iqaluit, Nunavut. Also in 2002 and previously in 1994 they won the Hodgson Trophy (Stuart Milton Hodgson) for fair play.
techniques. DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada DATE OF DEATH Affiliates * CFRT-FM 107.3, Iqaluit, Nunavut -- community radio station that also carries some Rouge FM programming. Ed Devries is born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut (Iqaluit), he is aged 47 and a traditional healer and thearapist. Devries who has been a pot smoker for the last 37 years of his life
techniques. DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada DATE OF DEATH Affiliates * CFRT-FM 107.3, Iqaluit, Nunavut -- community radio station that also carries some Rouge FM programming. Ed Devries is born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut (Iqaluit), he is aged 47 and a traditional healer and thearapist. Devries who has been a pot smoker for the last 37 years of his life
being ferried across the Atlantic to support the war effort in Europe. Iqaluit's first permanent inhabitant was Nakasuk, an Inuk (Inuit) guide who helped American Air Force planners to choose a site with a large flat area suitable for a landing strip. The wartime airstrip was known as Crystal Two and was part of the Crimson Route. Long regarded as a campsite and fishing spot by the Inuit, the place chosen had traditionally been named ''Iqaluit'' – "place of many fish
to the east of Nunavut's mainland, and northeast of Hudson Bay. Suburbs thumb right View of Iqaluit from Joamie Hill. (File:Iqaluit from Joamie Hill.JPG) Apex (Apex, Nunavut) is a small community about ) from Iqaluit's centre and is known in Inuktitut as ''Niaqunngut''. It is located on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet. There is a women's
WikiPedia:Iqaluit, Nunavut Dmoz:Regional North America Canada Nunavut Localities Iqaluit Commons:Category:Iqaluit
collection of Inuit and Arctic objects. The museum is housed in a restored and extended Hudson's Bay Company building, clad in the HBC signature red and white, transported to Iqaluit from its original site on the Apex Beach. Just west of Iqaluit is the Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park Reserve. This park is dominated by the valley of the Sylvia Grinnell River. A small visitor's centre with viewing platform is located on top of a hill overlooking scenic waterfalls, tidal flats and traditional fishing sites
their wares along the waterfront and in restaurants, creating excellent opportunities to experience the local art culture. * WikiPedia:Iqaluit, Nunavut Dmoz:Regional North America Canada Nunavut Localities Iqaluit Commons:Category:Iqaluit
to the east of Nunavut's mainland, and northeast of Hudson Bay. Suburbs thumb right View of Iqaluit from Joamie Hill. (File:Iqaluit from Joamie Hill.JPG) Apex (Apex, Nunavut) is a small community about ) from Iqaluit's centre and is known in Inuktitut as ''Niaqunngut''. It is located on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet. There is a women's
with Iqaluit, Nunavut. Also in 2002 and previously in 1994 they won the Hodgson Trophy (Stuart Milton Hodgson) for fair play.
Agreement Firm Details for - Air Nunavut air carrier in the eastern Arctic, operating MEDEVAC and charter (Air charter) services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport. Airlines
'''Iqaluit''' ( Inhabitants of Iqaluit are called ''Iqalummiut'' (singular: ''Iqalummiuq'').