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Nunavut [a] is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act [12] and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, [13] which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government.
Baffin Island (formerly Baffin Land), [5] in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada, the second-largest island in the Americas (behind Greenland), and the fifth-largest island in the world.
Nunavut flags displayed on a wall. The official flag of Nunavut was proclaimed on 1 April 1999, along with the territory of Nunavut in Canada.It features a red inuksuk—a traditional Inuit land marker—and a blue star, which represents Niqirtsuituq (or “Niqirtsituk”), the North Star, and the leadership of elders in the community.
Iqaluit [a] is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.It is the territory's largest community and its only city, and the northernmost city in Canada. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated.
Auyuittuq National Park is located on the Cumberland Peninsula of Baffin Island in Nunavut.The park is located within the Arctic Circle.The park covers 21,470 square kilometres (8,290 sq mi) [3] [note 1] and is located partially within the Penny Highlands and contains the 6,000 km 2 (2,300 sq mi) Penny Ice Cap.
Axel Heiberg Island (Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ, Umingmat Nunaat) is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located in the Arctic Ocean, it is the 32nd largest island in the world and Canada's seventh largest island. According to Statistics Canada, [2] it has an area of 43,178 km 2 (16,671 sq mi).
This article is a list of historic places in the territory of Nunavut entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. In Canada, historic places are formally recognized for their heritage value by a federal , provincial, territorial or municipal authority.
Geography of Nunavut. Nunavut is: a territory of Canada; Location: The regions in which Nunavut is located are: Northern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere. Americas. North America. Northern America. Canada. Eastern Canada; Extreme points of Nunavut; Population of Nunavut: Area of Nunavut: Atlas of Nunavut