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5 dni temu · Nunavut, vast territory of northern Canada that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic. Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit, the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada.
- History
Nunavut - Inuit, Arctic, Canada: This portion of the article...
- Settlement Patterns
Nunavut is among the most sparsely populated habitable...
- Innuitian Mountains
Innuitian Mountains, mountain range in Nunavut, Canada. It...
- Iqaluit
Iqaluit, city, capital of Nunavut territory and headquarters...
- Nunavut
Nunavut borders on the Arctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, and Baffin...
- Frobisher Bay
Frobisher Bay, inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean extending...
- Davis Strait
Inuit fishermen had long plied the shallow waters of the...
- Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay, arm of the North Atlantic Ocean with an area of...
- History
13 godz. temu · Nunavut (/ ˈ n ʊ n ə v ʊ t /, / ˈ n uː n ə v uː t /; French:, , ; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, , lit. ' our land ') is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which provided this territory to the Inuit for autonomous government.
5 dni temu · Nunavut is among the most sparsely populated habitable regions on Earth. Settlements are very small and are clustered largely in the coastal areas. Iqaluit, the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the territory, is the largest town.
4 dni temu · Perhaps the most decisive step, however, was the creation in 1999 of the territory of Nunavut—carved out of the eastern section of the Northwest Territories—with a largely Inuit population and an advanced form of self-government.
1 dzień temu · Geography and ecology. The island is about 123 km (76 mi) long and 22 km (14 mi) wide. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1992. The island is the largest sand island in the world at 1,840 km 2 (710 sq mi).
2 dni temu · Through its Broadband Fund, the CRTC is committing $271.9 million to the Government of Nunavut to build a 1300-kilometre fibre link, which will connect the communities of Iqaluit, Kinngait, Coral Harbour, and Kimmirut to high-speed Internet services. Nunavut is only accessible by air or sea, and there are no roads connecting its 25 communities.
5 dni temu · The featuring of her art on the Canadian ten dollar bill and various Canadian postage stamps is a direct acknowledgment and celebration of the political establishment of Nunavut. As one of the most central Inuit artists, Kenojuak Ashevak significantly and positively influenced Inuit art and how art was perceived within that community.
