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Iqaluit [a] is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.It is the territory's largest community and its only city, and the northernmost city in Canada. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated.
Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada and most of the Arctic Archipelago. Its vast territory makes it the fifth-largest country subdivision in the world, as well as North America's second-largest (after Greenland). The capital Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay), on Baffin Island in the east, was chosen by a capital plebiscite in 1995.
All of Nunavut's 25 municipalities are hamlets except for the City of Iqaluit, [5] which is the territory's capital. The largest municipality by population in Nunavut is the capital city, Iqaluit, with 7,429 residents, home to 20.2% of the territory's population. [3] The smallest municipality by population is Grise Fiord with 144 residents. [3]
Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), [5] in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, ... Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, is located on the southeastern coast.
Nunavut is the largest and newest territory of Canada. It was officially separated from the Northwest Territories via the Nunavut Act to provide the Inuit of the region a degree of self-government. Iqaluit is the capital and largest city.
On July 9, 1993, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act [32] were passed by the Canadian Parliament. In December, 1995, the Nunavut capital plebiscite was held, and the voters in the future Nunavut territory chose Iqaluit as their capital city, [33] defeating Rankin Inlet. [34]
The regional centre, and territorial capital, is Iqaluit (population 7,740). [4] The Qikiqtaaluk Region spans the northernmost, easternmost, and southernmost areas of Nunavut . Before 1999, the Qikiqtaaluk Region existed under slightly different boundaries in the Northwest Territories as the Baffin Region , in the northern part of the District ...
Alert lies just 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole; the nearest Canadian city is Iqaluit, the capital of the territory of Nunavut, 2,092 km (1,300 mi) distant. The settlement is surrounded by rugged hills and valleys. The shore is composed primarily of slate and shale. Argillite and greywacke also occur. Some of these rocks are calcareous.