Fast Facts About Nunavut

Nunavut is Canada's newest territory. It joined Confederation on April 1, 1999. The name of the territory is pronounced Noon-a-voot, meaning, Our Land. It is a very interesting place and I'm going to tell you a few facts about it.

Did You Know:

• That Nunavut consists of 2 million square kilometers, which is 1/5 of Canada's land mass?

• That the total population of the territory is only 25,000, of which 21,250 are Inuit?

• That Nunavut only has 28 communities? The largest is Iqaluit, the capital. It is 2,000 kilometers from Ottawa, which is Canada's capital.

• That the territorial flower is the Avens, also known as the Arctic poppy?

• That the territorial bird is the Gyrfalcon?

• That Iqaluit has 24 hours of daylight in June, but only 6 hours of daylight in December?

• That Nunavut is on Central Daylight Savings Time? That is the same time as Ottawa from October to April and the same time as Winnipeg from April to October.

• That in January, the temperature drops to minus 30 degrees Celcius?

• That in July temperatures average about 15 degrees Celcius?

• That Iqaluit is on Baffin Island? It was chosen as the capital over Rankin Inlet, which is on the west shore of Hudson Bay.

• That the abbreviation for Nunavut is NT, the same as for the Northwest Territories? Canada Post can tell the difference between the two only by the postal code. So, if you are writing to anyone in either of the territories, be sure to get the postal code correct.

• That there is no home delivery of mail in Nunavut? All mail has to be picked up at the Post Office.

• That all mail has to be flown into each community?

• That Nunavut is 352 times the size of Prince Edward Island?

• That there are 25 Caribou for every person living in Nunavut?

• That there are only 80 vehicles for every 1,000 people and only 20 kilometers of highway in the territory?

• That there are more snowmobiles than cars in Nunavut? Snowmobiles are the main type of transportation.

• That 2 liters of milk costs $5.61?

• That a loaf of bread costs $2.99?

• That eggs are $2.95 per dozen?

• That a family of 4 spends on average $282 a week on groceries?

There you have a few fast facts about Canada's newest territory. I hope you enjoyed learning these interesting tidbits of information.

Nunavut is the dark green section of the map. As you can see, it is very large.

Links:

Map of Nunavut.

Nunavut Parks.

Symbols of Nunavut.

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