Kimmirut

Kimmirut
ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ
—  Hamlet  —
Kimmirut, Nunavut
Kimmirut
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Territory  Nunavut
Region Qikiqtaaluk Region
Electoral district South Baffin
Anglican mission 1909
Government[1][2]
 • Mayor Jamesie Kootoo
 • MLA Fred Schell
Area[3]
 • Total 2.27 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 53 m (174 ft)
Population (2006)[3]
 • Total 411
 • Density 181.1/km2 (468.9/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Canadian Postal code X0A 0N0
Area code(s) 867
Website www.kimmirut.ca

Kimmirut (Syllabics: ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ; known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island's Meta Incognita Peninsula. Kimmirut means "heel", and refers to a rocky outcrop in the inlet.

It was at one time a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police post. The Canadian explorer J. Dewey Soper used these posts as headquarters during his explorations in the 1920s and 1930s.

The community is served by Kimmirut Airport and by annual supply sealift. A proposal in 2005 for a road to Iqaluit was shown to be impractical owing to roundabout routing over the mountains.

As of the 2006 census the population was 411 a decrease of 5.1% from the 2001 census.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Hamlets elect new councils
  2. ^ Election Results - 2008 General Election
  3. ^ a b c 2006 census
  4. ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012

Further reading

  • Fisher, Kyra Vladykov. Guide to Kimmirut Artists, 2005-2006. [Kimmirut]: Municipality of Kimmirut, 2005. ISBN 097394160X
  • Woodley, S. B. Community Based Tourism in Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Nunavut Regional Versus Local Attitudes. Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. ISBN 0612550109

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