Cambridge Bay

This article is about a hamlet of Nunavut. For the electoral district of the same name, see Cambridge Bay (electoral district).

Cambridge Bay
Iqaluktuuttiaq
ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ
Hamlet
Tunngahugitti Iqaluktuuttiarmi - Welcome to Cambridge Bay
Tunngahugitti Iqaluktuuttiarmi - Welcome to Cambridge Bay
Coat of arms of Cambridge Bay
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Cam Bay
Cambridge Bay is located in Nunavut
Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay is located in Canada
Cambridge Bay
Cambridge Bay
Coordinates: 69°06′50″N 105°03′10″W / 69.11389°N 105.05278°W / 69.11389; -105.05278[1]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionKitikmeot
Electoral districtCambridge Bay
Settled1921
Incorporated (hamlet)1 April 1984
Government
[2][3][4][5]
 • MayorWayne Gregory
 • Senior Administrative OfficerJim MacEachern
 • MLAPam Gross
Area
 (2021)[6][7]
 • Total
195.70 km2 (75.56 sq mi)
 • Population Centre0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation
[8]
31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[6][7]
 • Total
1,760
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Population Centre
1,403
 • Population Centre density1,652.9/km2 (4,281/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0B 0C0
Area code867
Telephone Exchange983
GNBC CodeOADAD
NTS Map77D2 Cambridge Bay
WebsiteOfficial site

Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Iqaluktuuttiaq[9] Inuktitut: ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ; 2021 population 1,760;[6] population centre 1,403[7]) is a hamlet located on Victoria Island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest settlement on Victoria Island. Cambridge Bay is named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, while the traditional Inuinnaqtun name for the area is Ikaluktutiak (old orthography) or Iqaluktuuttiaq (new orthography) meaning "good fishing place".

The traditional language of the area is Inuinnaqtun and is written using the Latin alphabet rather than the syllabics of the Inuktitut writing system. Like Kugluktuk, Bathurst Inlet and Umingmaktok, syllabics are rarely seen and used mainly by the Government of Nunavut.[10][11]

Cambridge Bay is the largest stop for passenger and research vessels traversing the Arctic Ocean's Northwest Passage,[12] a disputed area which the Government of Canada claims are Canadian Internal Waters, while other nations state they are either territorial waters or international waters.[13][14]

  1. ^ "Cambridge Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Mayor of Cambridge Bay resigns". 1 November 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "2023 General Election". Elections Nunavut.
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census Cambridge Bay [Population centre]". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Iqaluktuuttiaq". Government of Nunavut. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. ^ Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut – PDF Dialect Map Archived 2 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut – Writing systems Archived 13 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Cambridge Bay hosts 4 Northwest Passage-bound yachts". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  13. ^ "TP 14202 E: Interpretation". Transport Canada. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  14. ^ Huebert, Rob (Winter 2001). "Climate Change and Canadian Sovereignty in the Northwest Passage". The Calgary Papers in Military and Strategic Studies. 2 (4). Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary: 383–399. ISSN 1492-0611. Retrieved 13 January 2008.