ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ Kitikmeot Region

This City map of the ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ Kitikmeot Region shows streets, paths and places across Nunavut, Canada. The region covers approximately 432,108 square kilometres and had about 6,458 residents in 2021. It is divided into 8 municipalities, including coastal communities and settlements across the Canadian Arctic. The regional area includes locations on the mainland and Arctic islands, with elevations ranging from sea level to several dozen metres in the mapped settlements.

Iqaluktuuttiaq (Cambridge Bay)

Iqaluktuuttiaq, also known as Cambridge Bay, is a hamlet in Nunavut and an admin-level 8 municipality of the Kitikmeot Region. The settlement has a listed population of 1,760 and covers approximately 202.35 square kilometres. Its mapped elevation is 31 metres, and the recorded inception year is 1921.

Cambridge Bay lies on Victoria Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and is one of the principal communities of western Nunavut. The place is associated with the Northwest Passage and serves as a regional centre within the Kitikmeot area.

Kugluktuk

Kugluktuk is a hamlet and town-designated place in Nunavut, with admin level 8 in the Kitikmeot Region. Its listed population is 1,382, and its mapped area is approximately 538.99 square kilometres. The settlement stands at a recorded elevation of 23 metres.

Kugluktuk is located at the mouth of the Coppermine River on the Coronation Gulf. The river connects the community with the interior of the mainland and gives Kugluktuk a clearly identifiable geographic setting in western Nunavut.

ᕿᙵᐅᓐ Bathurst Inlet

ᕿᙵᐅᓐ Bathurst Inlet is a community in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut and is mapped at admin level 8. The listed area is approximately 19.1 square kilometres, while the recorded elevation is 0 metres. No population figure is provided in the regional facts for this settlement.

The community is situated at Bathurst Inlet, a long waterway on the mainland coast of Nunavut. Its coastal location places it within the Arctic landscape between the inland mainland and the waters of the western Canadian Arctic.

ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Gjoa Haven

ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Gjoa Haven is a hamlet in Nunavut and an admin-level 8 municipality of the Kitikmeot Region. Its mapped area is approximately 2,847 square kilometres, and the recorded elevation is 47 metres. The available regional data does not specify a population for Gjoa Haven.

Gjoa Haven is located on King William Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The settlement is named after Roald Amundsen’s ship Gjøa, which passed through the Northwest Passage during Amundsen’s expedition from 1903 to 1906.

ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ Taloyoak

ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ Taloyoak is a hamlet in Nunavut and an admin-level 8 municipality within the Kitikmeot Region. The listed area is approximately 37.65 square kilometres, and its mapped elevation is 28 metres. A population figure is not included in the supplied facts for Taloyoak.

Taloyoak is located on the Boothia Peninsula near the Arctic waters north of the mainland Kitikmeot communities. The settlement is the northernmost community on the Canadian mainland and is positioned near the region’s connection to the Northwest Passage.

ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ Kugaaruk

ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ Kugaaruk is a hamlet in Nunavut and an admin-level 8 municipality of the Kitikmeot Region. It has a listed population of 933 and covers approximately 4.97 square kilometres. The mapped elevation is 17 metres, and the recorded inception year is 1937.

Kugaaruk is situated on the western shore of the Boothia Peninsula beside Pelly Bay. Its coastal position places the community in the eastern part of the Kitikmeot Region, between the mainland Arctic coast and the channels of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

Fort Ross

Fort Ross is mapped as a hamlet and an admin-level 8 municipality in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. The supplied regional facts identify the place type but do not provide a population, area, elevation or inception year. Fort Ross is located on Somerset Island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

The settlement stands at the eastern end of Bellot Strait, the narrow waterway separating Somerset Island from the Boothia Peninsula. Bellot Strait connects the waters of the Gulf of Boothia with the channels leading toward the Northwest Passage.

Read Island

Read Island is mapped as a hamlet and an admin-level 8 municipality in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. The supplied facts do not include a population, area, elevation or inception year for the place. Read Island belongs to the island geography of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

The island is located in the Arctic waters of the Kitikmeot area, where the map records a separate settlement from the eight other named municipalities listed for the region. Its position reflects the extensive island and coastal territory included within the approximately 432,108-square-kilometre regional area.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0)

ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ Kitikmeot Region – Facts

Inhabitants	6458
Area	432108 km²
Subregions	8
Located in	Nunavut
Country	Canada

Data source: Wikidata (CC0)

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ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ Kitikmeot Region – Facts

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