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Iqaluit , meaning place of fish, is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut; its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay until 1987, after the large bay on the coast of which the city is situated. In 1999, Iqaluit became the capital of Nunavut after the division of the Northwest Territories into two separate territories. Before this event, Iqaluit was a small city and not well known outside the Canadian Arctic or Canada, with population and economic growth highly limited. This is due to the city's isolation and heavy dependence on expensively imported supplies as the city, like the rest of Nunavut, has no road, rail...
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  • 2. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Iqaluit
    The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament. The Legislative Assembly was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada. In her speech the Queen stated: I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory.Prior to the opening of the Legislative Building of Nunavut the members met in the gymnasium of the Inuksuk High School. The Hansard of the assembly is published in Inuktitut and English, making the territory one of only three Canadian jurisdictions to produce a bilingual Hansard, along with the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. The territory operates by consensus...
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  • 3. Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park Iqaluit
    Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park is a Canadian territorial park located 1 km away from Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut territory in Canada. The Sylvia Grinnell river flows through the park. The park also has archaeological sites of the Dorset culture and the Thule people.
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  • 5. Apex Beach Iqaluit
    Apex is a small community in Iqaluit located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is about 5 km southeast of Iqaluit on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet. Historically Apex was the place where most Inuit lived when Iqaluit was a military site and off-limits to anyone not working at the base. The community is accessed by bridge or causeway, and bordered by a local creek and waterfall . Located here are the women's shelter, a church, Nanook Elementary School, and a bed-and-breakfast, along with housing for about 60 families. Officially and functionally part of the City of Iqaluit, some Apex residents tend to reject affiliation with Frobisher Bay. At the 2006 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission hearings, and in the resulting final report, community members ask...
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  • 7. Qaummaarviit Territorial Park Iqaluit
    Qaummaarviit Territorial Park is located 12 km west of Iqaluit in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Situated on a small island near Peterhead Inlet, it is thought that the island was inhabited by the Thule people in the early part of the 13th century.
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  • 10. St. Jude's Cathedral Iqaluit
    St. Jude's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. The cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of The Arctic, which covers the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Nunavik region of Northern Quebec. It has the greatest area of any Anglican diocese in the world. The cathedral is also the parish church for the parish of Iqaluit and holds services in English and Inuktitut. The current building, informally referred to as the Igloo Cathedral, was opened on June 3, 2012. The unique building, in the shape of an igloo, has traditionally been a landmark and tourist attraction in Iqaluit, besides its important spiritual role for Iqalummiut . The original St. Jude's Cathedral had been designed by Ronald Thom in 1970 and built in 1972 by local volunteers. It was demolished in ...
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