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COUNTRY INFORMATION - NUNAVUT, CANADA

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Location Of Nunavut
The Nunavut Territory covers one-fifth of Canada, stretching from Ellesmere Island off Greenland’s north coast to a border that runs north from the Saskatchewan/ Manitoba border and then angles west to the arctic coast near Amundsen Gulf. The mainland portion of the territory is an untouched wilderness, where the stark northern tundra changes into cliffs and plateaux along the Northwest Passage.

Airports
Iqaluit Airport is less than 0.6 miles from the town centre and the travel time is only 5 minutes. International visitors will need to fly to Ottawa (Ontario), Montréal (Québec), Edmonton (Alberta) or Winnipeg (Manitoba) to board domestic flights to the Nunavut entry airports & #8211; Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay or Rankin Inlet.

Language
Although Canada is officially bilingual (English and French), Inuktitut is an official language in Nunavut. English is commonly spoken throughout.

Places To Go
The majority of the population, and most commercial activity, is based around the communities, where most of the people are Inuit still living a subsistence life of fishing and hunting. The Inuit comprise 85 per cent of the Territory’s population.

The Arctic coastline and islands of Nunavut have a spectacular landscape of tundra, glaciated mountains and deep fjords. Baffin Island has some of the best of the area’s rugged beauty and it is most accessible in Auyuittuq National Park, a haven for experienced hikers, skiers and climbers with its frozen peaks and glaciers. From Iqaluit, trips across the frozen tundra by dog sled with an Inuit guide and overnight accommodation in an igloo can be arranged. Pond Inlet or Arctic Bay are particularly popular as destinations to visit the floe edge to view arctic marine mammals. A trip to Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island will afford the visitor the opportunity to view musk ox or tundra swans in their natural environment, or join an arctic cruise on the Northwest Passage.

CIA World Factbook - Canada

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