Kimmirut
ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ | |
|---|---|
 Kimmirut, Nunavut | |
  Kimmirut  Kimmirut | |
| Coordinates: 62°50′48″N 069°52′19″W / 62.84667°N 69.87194°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Electoral district | South Baffin |
| Anglican mission | 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maliktuk Lyta |
| • MLA | David Joanasie |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 2.3 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 426 |
| • Density | 185.2/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | www.kimmirut.ca |
Kimmirut (Syllabics: ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ IPA: [kimːiɢut]; known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. Kimmirut means "heel", and refers to a rocky outcrop in the inlet.
It was at one time a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police post. The Canadian explorer J. Dewey Soper used these posts as headquarters during his explorations in the 1920s and 1930s.
The community is served by Kimmirut Airport and by annual supply sealift. A proposal in 2005 for a road to Iqaluit was determined to be impractical owing to roundabout routing over the mountains.
- ^ "Kimmirut". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.