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News •

Whooping cough outbreak declared in Kugaaruk, Nunavut • Apr. 25, 2025, 4:11 AM ET (CBC)
Polar bear attacks and injures skier in Nunavut national park • Apr. 25, 2025, 4:11 AM ET (CBC)
This Nunavut community will soon flip the switch on a solar transition • Apr. 24, 2025, 8:01 AM ET (CBC)
Arctic sovereignty overshadowing everyday issues in federal election for some Nunavummiut • Apr. 24, 2025, 4:11 AM ET (CBC)
Aulajut: Nunavut International Film Festival returns for 5th year • Apr. 23, 2025, 11:14 PM ET (CBC)

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Capital Iqaluit
Population (2021) 36,858; (2023 est.) 40,817
Date Of Admission 1999
Territorial Motto "Nunavut saginivut (Nunavut, our strength)"
Territorial Flower purple saxifrage
Seats In House Of Commons 1 (of 308)
Time Zone Pacific (GMT − 8 hours)
Premier P.J. Akeeagok (no political affiliation)
Total Area (Sq Km) 2,093,190
Total Area (Sq Mi) 808,185

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tundra on Bathurst Island
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mountain peaks, Nunavut, Canada
Climate
caribou: migration
Inuit
Foxe Basin
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Iqaluit
Iqaluit
Nunavut, Canada
Baker Lake
lake, Nunavut, Canada
Boat on Frobisher Bay off Baffin Island, Nunavut, Can.
Baffin Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
mountain peaks, Nunavut, Canada
Ellesmere Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
tundra on Bathurst Island
Bathurst Island
island, Canada
Southampton Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
Boothia Peninsula
peninsula, Nunavut, Canada
Cornwallis Island: Resolute
Cornwallis Island
island, Canada
Belcher Islands
Belcher Islands
islands, Canada
Somerset Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
Kazan River
Kazan River
river, Nunavut, Canada
Prince of Wales Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
Back River
river, Nunavut, Canada
Devon Island
island, Nunavut, Canada

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