Inuvik

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Inuvik is a town in Canada’s Northwest Territories, located above the Arctic Circle and serving as a regional hub for Indigenous communities, including Inuvialuit Inuvialuktun speakers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
town ⓘ
areaCode 867 ⓘ
climateType subarctic climate ⓘ
connectedByRoad Dempster Highway ⓘ
Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
founded 1950s ⓘ
governedBy Inuvik Town Council ⓘ
hasAirport Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent Great Northern Arts Festival ⓘ
Inuvik Sunrise Festival ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Aurora College Inuvik campus ⓘ
hasHealthFacility Inuvik Regional Hospital ⓘ
hasIndigenousLanguage Gwichʼin language ⓘ
linked to: Gwich’in language

Inuvialuktun ⓘ
hasLatitude approximately 68.36°N ⓘ
hasLongitude approximately 133.72°W ⓘ
hasMayor mayor of Inuvik ⓘ
hasNearbyCommunity Aklavik ⓘ
Tsiigehtchic ⓘ
Tuktoyaktuk ⓘ
hasNotableFeature planned town layout ⓘ
utilidor system for water and sewage ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasPhenomenon midnight sun ⓘ
polar night ⓘ
hasPopulation approximately 3,000 ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicActivities government services ⓘ
oil and gas support services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
locatedAbove Arctic Circle ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic Circle ⓘ
Inuvik Region ⓘ
Northwest Territories ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Beaufort Sea ⓘ
locatedOn Mackenzie River delta ⓘ
officiallyIncorporated 1967 ⓘ
partOf Northern Canada ⓘ
populationIncludes Gwichʼin ⓘ
linked to: Gwich’in

Inuvialuit ⓘ
linked to: Inuit

non-Indigenous residents ⓘ
postalCodePrefix X0E ⓘ
replacedSettlement Aklavik ⓘ
servesAs administrative centre for Inuvik Region ⓘ
regional hub for Indigenous communities ⓘ

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Inuit Circumpolar Council → headquartersLocation → Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada ⓘ
linked to: Inuvik
Mackenzie River delta → near → Inuvik ⓘ
Dempster Highway → terminusB → Inuvik ⓘ
Dempster Highway → connects → Inuvik ⓘ
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation → headquartersLocation → Inuvik, Northwest Territories ⓘ
linked to: Inuvik
Gwich’in Tribal Council → headquartersLocation → Inuvik, Northwest Territories ⓘ
linked to: Inuvik
Inuvik Region → containsPart → Inuvik ⓘ