| Kugluktuk Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ |
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| — Hamlet — | |
| Hill top view of Kugluktuk | |
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Kugluktuk
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| Coordinates: | |
| 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 (212.2 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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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.
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]
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.
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.
| Climate data for Kugluktuk Airport | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||