Taloyoak

Taloyoak
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ
Talurjuaq
Taloyoak in June
Taloyoak
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Territory  Nunavut
Region Kitikmeot Region
Electoral district Nattilik
Government[1][2]
 • Type Hamlet Council
 • Mayor Tommy Aiyout[3]
 • MLA Jeannie Ugyuk
Area[4]
 • Total 37.65 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Elevation[5] 28 m (92 ft)
Population (2006)[4]
 • Total 809
 • Density 21.5/km2 (55.7/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Canadian Postal code X0B 1B0
Area code(s) 867

Taloyoak or Talurjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ, formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992; 2006 population 809) is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting. The community is situated 460 km (290 mi) east of the regional centre of Cambridge Bay, 1,224 km (761 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

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Climate

Climate data for Spence Bay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −30
(−22)
−30
(−22)
−27
(−16)
−16
(3)
−5
(23)
3
(37)
11
(51)
9
(48)
1
(33)
−8
(17)
−19
(−2)
−10
(14)
−10.2
(13.7)
Average low °C (°F) −38
(−36)
−38
(−36)
−35
(−31)
−25
(−13)
−13
(8)
−1
(30)
3
(37)
3
(37)
−3
(26)
−15
(5)
−27
(−16)
−33
(−27)
−18.5
(−1.3)
Precipitation mm (inches) 5
(0.2)
5
(0.2)
3
(0.1)
5
(0.2)
8
(0.3)
13
(0.5)
20
(0.8)
25
(1)
20
(0.8)
15
(0.6)
5
(0.2)
3
(0.1)
127
(5)
Source: Weatherbase [6]

Demographics

Year Population
1981 431
1985 452
1986 540
1988 est. 540
1991 580
2006 809

As of the 2006 census the population was 809 an increase of 12.4% from the 2001 census.[4]

Languages spoken are English and Inuktitut.

Surrounding area

Taloyoak is surrounded by tundra and the ground is black/gray. Although, to the north there is an impressive rock formation that looks similar to Ayers Rock.[7]

See also

References

Further reading

  • Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. Taloyoak, Northwest Territories. Ottawa, Ont: CPCGN Secretariat, 1992.
  • Gray, Dorothy Allen. Looking Down, Up North with Arctic Specialty Foods from Spence Bay, the Northwest Territories, Canada Recipes. S.l: s.n.], 1974.
  • Harris, Pamela. Another Way of Being Photographs of Spence Bay N.W.T. Toronto: Impressions, 1976.
  • Williamson, Robert G. The Boothia Peninsula People Social Organization in Spence Bay, N.W.T. Polar Gas socio-economic program. Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. Institute for Northern Studies, 1977.

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