Gjoa Haven

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Gjoa Haven is a small Inuit community in Nunavut, Canada, known as a historic Arctic settlement linked to polar exploration and the Northwest Passage.

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Gjoa Haven canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community ⓘ
hamlet ⓘ
settlement in Nunavut ⓘ
airportIATACode YHK ⓘ
areaCode 867 ⓘ
associatedWithShip Gjøa ⓘ
averageJanuaryTemperature below −30°C ⓘ
averageJulyTemperature around 8°C ⓘ
climate polar climate ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturalAttraction Nattilik Heritage Centre ⓘ
culturalRegion Nattilik region ⓘ
ethnicMajority Inuit ⓘ
foundedAsSettlement 20th century ⓘ
governedBy hamlet council ⓘ
hasAirport Gjoa Haven Airport ⓘ
hasHealthFacility community health centre ⓘ
hasSchool Qiqirtaq Ilihakvik ⓘ
historicalAssociation Franklin expedition search ⓘ
linked to: Franklin expedition

Northwest Passage exploration ⓘ
Roald Amundsen ⓘ
latitude approximately 68.63°N ⓘ
legislativeRidingTerritorial Gjoa Haven (Nunavut electoral district) ⓘ
localName Uqsuqtuuq ⓘ
linked to: Inuinnaqtun
localNameMeaning place of plenty blubber ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
King William Island ⓘ
locatedOn Northwest Passage ⓘ
Rasmussen Basin ⓘ
longitude approximately 95.88°W ⓘ
namedAfter Gjøa ⓘ
Roald Amundsen’s ship Gjøa ⓘ
nearbySite Uqsuqtuuq (Inuktitut name for Gjoa Haven area) ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
Inuktitut ⓘ
population approximately 1300 ⓘ
populationAsOf 2021 ⓘ
postalCodePrefix X0B ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity arts and crafts ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
government services ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
region Kitikmeot Region ⓘ
religionMajority Christianity ⓘ
roadAccess no permanent road connection to southern Canada ⓘ
territory Nunavut ⓘ
timeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ
transportConnection served by regional air services ⓘ

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