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The Best Attractions In Nunavut

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Nunavut is the newest, 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, though the boundaries had been contemplatively drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since the incorporation of the province of Newfoundland in 1949. Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada, and most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Its vast territory makes it the fifth-largest country subdivision in the world, as well as North America's second-largest . The capital Iqa...
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  • 2. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Iqaluit
    The Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, Canada, is located in Iqaluit, and is the territory's parliament. The Legislative Assembly was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, on 7 October 2002, during her Golden Jubilee tour of Canada. In her speech the Queen stated: I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory.Prior to the opening of the Legislative Building of Nunavut the members met in the gymnasium of the Inuksuk High School. The Hansard of the assembly is published in Inuktitut and English, making the territory one of only three Canadian jurisdictions to produce a bilingual Hansard, along with the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. The territory operates by consensus...
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  • 3. Auyuittuq National Park Pangnirtung
    Auyuittuq National Park is a national park located on Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, the largest political subdivision of Canada. It features many terrains of Arctic wilderness, such as fjords, glaciers, and ice fields. Although Auyuittuq was established in 1976 as a national park reserve, it was upgraded to a full national park in 2000. Little vegetation can be found in Auyuittuq Park, although the plants found there range from flowers such as mountain avens, campion, Papaver, and saxifrage to shrubs like dwarf birch, Arctic willow, and heather. Many of the plants in Auyuittuq Park grow in clumps to create their own warmer microclimate to survive the harsh Arctic conditions. Because of the exceptionally low vegetation supply, wildlife is very scarce. ...
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  • 4. Sirmilik National Park Pond Inlet
    Sirmilik National Park is a protected area located in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada, established in 1999. Situated within the Arctic Cordillera, the park is composed of three areas: most of Bylot Island with the exception for a few areas that are Inuit-owned lands, Oliver Sound, and Baffin Island's Borden Peninsula. Much of the park is bordered by water. Geographically, it is representative of the Northern Eastern Arctic Lowlands Natural Region as well as parts of the Lancaster Sound Marine Region. Sirmilik is part of the National parks of Canada.
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  • 5. Ovayok Territorial Park Cambridge Bay
    Ovayok Territorial Park is a park situated 15 km east of Cambridge Bay, Kitikmeot, Nunavut, Canada. The park is relatively small and covers an area of approximately 16 km2 . The park can be accessed by vehicle from the community as a gravel road runs directly to it. The park has a wide variety of wildlife with muskox being predominant; there are also barren-ground caribou, Arctic hare, Arctic fox, and North American brown lemmings. There are several lakes within the park and most contain Arctic char and lake trout. Birds include Arctic terns, ptarmigan, Canada geese, snowy owls and the common raven. There are several archaeological sites within the park and these include tent rings and food caches. Thule and Paleo-Eskimo camp sites and artifacts has also been found nearby, suggesting that ...
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  • 8. Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park Iqaluit
    Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park is a Canadian territorial park located 1 km away from Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut territory in Canada. The Sylvia Grinnell river flows through the park. The park also has archaeological sites of the Dorset culture and the Thule people.
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  • 9. Apex Beach Iqaluit
    Apex is a small community in Iqaluit located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is about 5 km southeast of Iqaluit on a small peninsula separating Koojesse Inlet from Tarr Inlet. Historically Apex was the place where most Inuit lived when Iqaluit was a military site and off-limits to anyone not working at the base. The community is accessed by bridge or causeway, and bordered by a local creek and waterfall . Located here are the women's shelter, a church, Nanook Elementary School, and a bed-and-breakfast, along with housing for about 60 families. Officially and functionally part of the City of Iqaluit, some Apex residents tend to reject affiliation with Frobisher Bay. At the 2006 Nunavut Electoral Boundaries Commission hearings, and in the resulting final report, community members ask...
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  • 10. Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park Rankin Inlet
    Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park is a park located 8–10 km northwest of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. The park is situated in the valley which straddles the Meliadine River. Access is available by foot or vehicle along a gravel road from the community of Rankin Inlet directly to the south side of the park. The park was previously referred to as Ijiraliq, a reference to both the river's cliff area and, in Inuit legend, ijirait, or shadow people . The park's physical features include an esker covered by lichen-moss, glacial deposit, bedrock outcrop, and unusual plants, including three-awned grass, found nowhere else in Kivalliq Region. There are more than 45 archaeological sites within the park and these include house ruins, tent rings, graves, and other remains of the Thule. Some o...
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  • 11. Qaummaarviit Territorial Park Iqaluit
    Qaummaarviit Territorial Park is located 12 km west of Iqaluit in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Situated on a small island near Peterhead Inlet, it is thought that the island was inhabited by the Thule people in the early part of the 13th century.
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