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Inuvik's Our Lady of Victory Church, often called Igloo Church, is a famous landmark in the region. It is the most-photographed building in the town [citation needed]. Inuvik has the Midnight Sun Mosque, North America's northernmost, which opened in November 2010 after being built in Winnipeg and moved 4,000 km (2,500 mi) by truck and barge. [51]
Hay River is the territory's largest town by population and land area with 3,169 residents and 122.4 km 2 (47.3 sq mi) respectively. [2] Norman Wells is the smallest town by population at 673 residents while Inuvik is the smallest by land area at 62.68 km 2 (24.20 sq mi). [2]
Eventually, East 3 was named Inuvik and became the administrative centre the government wanted, as well as a hub for oil and gas exploration in the Canadian Arctic. In the late 1970s the Dempster Highway was completed, linking Inuvik to the rest of the North American road network, and that brought summertime tourists to Inuvik. Many took photos ...
The northern Canadian town of Inuvik has begun experiencing the 56 days of continuous sunlight it will get as part of the phenomenon known as midnight sun.
The Midnight Sun Mosque, also known as the Inuvik Mosque or Little Mosque on the Tundra, [1] is a non-denominational Islamic house of worship located in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. [2] The mosque was built in 2010 for the town's small Muslim community.
The Inuvik Region or Beaufort Delta Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Municipal and Community Affairs the region consists of eight communities with the regional office situated in Inuvik . [ 1 ]
Inuvik, located on the East Channel of the Mackenzie Delta, approximately 100 km (62 mi) from the Arctic Ocean, is the region's administrative centre, home to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. The only other inland community, Aklavik , is located on the Peel Channel.
Inuvik: place of man Town [20] Yes Inuvik [20] Region 1: 3,243 −6.4% Jean Marie River: Tthedzehk'edeli; water flowing over clay ...