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News •

Scientists on remote island in Nunavut drill out the longest ice core in Canadian history • May 20, 2025, 3:27 AM ET (Globe and Mail)
Elections Canada confirms win for NDP’s Lori Idlout in Nunavut over Liberal challenger • May 18, 2025, 6:25 AM ET (Globe and Mail)
Nunavut election result not validated as ballot box held up in cargo by blizzard • May 16, 2025, 4:25 AM ET (CBC)
Gold ulu heads to Hockey Hall of Fame to mark Nunavut's historic Arctic Winter Games win • May 15, 2025, 11:01 AM ET (CBC)
Calgary Police to investigate death of man in Pond Inlet, Nunavut • May 15, 2025, 3:51 AM ET (CBC)

Facts

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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Nunavut flag
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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
Southampton Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
tundra on Bathurst Island
Bathurst Island
island, Canada
Boothia Peninsula
peninsula, Nunavut, Canada
Somerset Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
Cornwallis Island: Resolute
Cornwallis Island
island, Canada
Belcher Islands
Belcher Islands
islands, Canada
Kazan River
Kazan River
river, Nunavut, Canada
Prince of Wales Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
Devon Island
island, Nunavut, Canada
Back River
river, Nunavut, Canada

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