Kugluktuk
| Kugluktuk Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ |
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| — Hamlet — | |
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 Kugluktuk
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| Coordinates: 67°49′32″N 115°05′42″W / 67.82556°N 115.095°WCoordinates: 67°49′32″N 115°05′42″W / 67.82556°N 115.095°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Territory |  Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot Region |
| Electoral district | Kugluktuk |
| Government[1][2] | |
| • Mayor | Ernie Bernhardt |
| • MLA | Peter Taptuna |
| Area[3] | |
| • Total | 549.61 km2 (212.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation[4] | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,302 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0B 0E0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
Kugluktuk (Inuinnaqtun: Qurluktuk, "the place of moving water"; Inuktitut: ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ, formerly Coppermine until 1 January 1996) is a hamlet located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada, on Coronation Gulf, southwest of Victoria Island. It is the westernmost community in Nunavut, almost on the border with the Northwest Territories.
The traditional language of the area was Inuinnaqtun and is written using the Latin alphabet rather than the syllabics of the Inuktitut writing system. Like Cambridge Bay, Bathurst Inlet and Umingmaktok syllabics are rarely seen and used mainly by the Government of Nunavut.
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[edit] Location
The community has the usual services, a post office, Northern Store, co-op store, and Hunters & Trappers Association. There are two schools, the Kugluktuk High School and the Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik. In June 2004, a fuel line broke in the center of Kugluktuk, spilling 2,000 L (439.9 imp gal; 528.3 US gal) of diesel fuel.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2006 census the population was 1,302, an increase of 7.4% from the 2001 census.[3]
In 1982 a division plebiscite was held. Although about 80% of the population then living in what is now Nunavut voted in favour of division, Kugluktuk, then called Coppermine, was one of only two communities to vote against division, Cambridge Bay was the other.[5]
[edit] Geography
Kugluktuk is located on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. The surrounding landscape is dominated by the rocky and often barren Canadian Shield. The region has a semi-arid Arctic climate, with very cold winters, light snowfall, and summers too cool to permit the growth of trees. Though trees do exist in the region, they are dwarfed and extremely sparse.
[edit] Flora and fauna
Plant growth in the region during summer months includes small shrubs, grass, moss, lichens, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, various flowers, and dwarfed pine and birch trees.
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Kugluktuk Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Humidex | 0.3 | -1.7 | -0.3 | 7.9 | 19.8 | 30.3 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 22.7 | 12.3 | 2.2 | -1.5 | 36.8 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −23.7 (−10.7) |
−23 (−9.4) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−4 (24.8) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.8 (−18.0) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−17 (1.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −31.9 (−25.4) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−29.6 (−21.3) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.9 (−52.4) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
−47 (−52.6) |
−39.7 (−39.5) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−35.4 (−31.7) |
−41 (−41.8) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
−47.2 (−53.0) |
| Wind chill | −64.3 | −64.4 | −65 | −54.4 | −39.7 | −15.6 | −6.2 | −11.8 | −22.9 | −46.5 | −54.1 | −61.5 | −65 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 11.0 (0.433) |
9.9 (0.39) |
10.6 (0.417) |
13.3 (0.524) |
19.5 (0.768) |
15.1 (0.594) |
36.3 (1.429) |
41.1 (1.618) |
39.0 (1.535) |
29.5 (1.161) |
12.6 (0.496) |
11.5 (0.453) |
249.3 (9.815) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.6 (0.024) |
5.8 (0.228) |
12.8 (0.504) |
36.3 (1.429) |
40.8 (1.606) |
32.1 (1.264) |
5.1 (0.201) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
133.4 (5.252) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 15.4 (6.06) |
16.5 (6.5) |
16.0 (6.3) |
17.8 (7.01) |
16.6 (6.54) |
2.7 (1.06) |
0.0 (0) |
0.3 (0.12) |
8.1 (3.19) |
34.1 (13.43) |
19.7 (7.76) |
18.6 (7.32) |
165.7 (65.24) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 121.5 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 0.05 | 0 | 43.8 |
| Avg. snowy days | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 3.9 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 87.4 |
| Sunshine hours | n/a | 75.8 | 161.8 | 221.7 | 242.5 | 376.2 | 342.9 | 213.2 | 88.2 | 52.4 | 19.7 | n/a | n/a |
| Source no. 1: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: Environment Canada[7] | |||||||||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hamlets elect new councils
- ^ Election Results - 2008 General Election
- ^ a b c 2006 census
- ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ The 1982 Plebiscite on Division of the Northwest Territories: Regional Government and Federal Policy
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000". Environment Canada. http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=NU%20%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=1641&. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Calculation Information for 1971 to 2000 Canadian Normals Data". Environment Canada. http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/climate_normals/station_metadata_e.html?Province=NU%20%20&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=1641&. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - PDF Dialect Map
- Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut - Writing systems
[edit] Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kugluktuk |
- Dredge, L. A. Where the river meets the sea geology and landforms of the lower Coppermine River Valley and Kugluktuk, Nunavut. [Ottawa]: Geological Survey of Canada, 2001. ISBN 0660185504
- Pedersen, Lena, and Donna Stephania. Crime Prevention in Kugluktuk. Ottawa: Caledon Institute of Social Policy, 1999. ISBN 1894159616
