Pangnirtung
Panniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ | |
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 "Uptown" neighbourhood of Pangnirtung. April 2006 | |
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| Nickname(s): "Pang", "Switzerland of the Arctic"[1] | |
  Pangnirtung  Pangnirtung | |
| Coordinates: 66°08′40″N 065°42′55″W / 66.14444°N 65.71528°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Electoral district | Pangnirtung |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Stevie Komoartok |
| • MLA | Margaret Nakashuk |
| Area (2021)[5] | |
| • Land | 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
• Total | 1,504 |
| • Density | 190.6/km2 (494/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | www |
Pangnirtung (or Pang, also Pangniqtuuq, in syllabics: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ IPA: [paŋniqtuːq]) is an Inuit hamlet, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located on Baffin Island. The community is located about 45 km (28 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, and about 2,700 km (1,700 mi) from the North Pole. Pangnirtung is situated on a coastal plain at the coast of Pangnirtung Fjord, a fjord which eventually merges with Cumberland Sound. As of October 2024, the mayor is Stevie Komoartok.[3]
- ^ Why Pangnirtung, Nunavut is called the Switzerland of the Arctic
- ^ "Pangnirtung". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Pangnirtung!". Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 26 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.