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Pangnirtung is an Inuit hamlet,in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut,located on Baffin Island. The community is located about 45 km (28 mi) south of the Arctic Circle,and about 2,700 km (1,700 mi) from the North Pole. Pangnirtung is situated on a coastal plain at the coast of Pangnirtung Fjord,a fjord which eventually merges with Cumberland Sound. As of January 2022,the mayor is Lynn Mike.
Auyuittuq National Park is a national park located on Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula,in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut,the largest political subdivision of Canada. The park was initially known as Baffin Island National Park when it was established in 1972,but the name was changed in 1976 to its current name to better reflect the region and its history. It features many terrains of Arctic wilderness,such as fjords,glaciers,and ice fields. Although Auyuittuq was established in 1972 as a national park reserve,it was upgraded to a full national park in 2000.
Pangnirtung Airport is located at Pangnirtung,Nunavut,Canada,and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.
Pangnirtung is a territorial electoral district (riding) for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut,Canada.
Peter Kilabuk is a retired Canadian politician,who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Pangnirtung in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut from 1999 to 2008.
Lena Pedersen or Lena Pederson is a politician and social worker from Nunavut,Canada. In 1959,she moved from Greenland to the Northwest Territories and lived in Coppermine (Kugluktuk),Pangnirtung and Rae (Behchoko) before moving to Cape Dorset where she participated in the artwork sales of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative.
Nunavut is the largest,easternmost,and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1,1999,via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act,which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map in half a century since the province of Newfoundland was admitted in 1949.
Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of 1,877,787.62 km2 (725,017.85 sq mi). It has a population of 36,858 in the 2021 Census. In the 2016 census the population was 35,944,up 12.7% from the 2011 census figure of 31,906. In 2016,30,135 people identified themselves as Inuit,190 as North American Indian (0.5%),165 Métis (0.5%) and 5,025 as non-aboriginal (14.0%).
Rebecca Mike is a former territorial level politician from Pangnirtung,Nunavut.
Asger Rye "Red" Pedersen is a former territorial-level Canadian politician. In 1953,he got a job in the Canadian Arctic with the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) at Cambridge Bay,Nunavut. In the following year,he was sent to Perry River (Kuugjuak) to assist Stephen Angulalik,the Ahiarmiut Inuit owner of the trading post,with the financial records,inventory and ordering,as Angulalik spoke no English. In 1957,Angulalik sold the Perry River post to the HBC and Pedersen was appointed manager. Angulalik returned to the post after resolving legal problems and worked alongside Pedersen;they became lifelong friends. He was,at one time,married to Lena Pedersen and their grandson,Calvin Pedersen was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in July 2020.
Akshayuk Pass formerly Pangnirtung Pass is a mountain pass in the Baffin Mountains of Nunavut,Canada. It is found within Auyuittuq National Park. To the southwest is Mount Thor,about 17 km (11 mi),and Pangnirtung,about 64 km (40 mi) and to the northeast is Qikiqtarjuaq,about 109 km (68 mi).
Adamee Komoartok is a Canadian politician,who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Pangnirtung in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2008 territorial election.
Upajjana (ᐅᐸᔾᔭᓇ) formerly Beacon Island is an uninhabited island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut,Canada. It lies in the Cumberland Sound,at the mouth of the Pangnirtung Fiord,near Pangnirtung off Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula. Akulagok Island,Aupaluktok Island,Imigen Island,Kekerten Island,Kekertukdjuak Island,Tesseralik Island,Tuapait Island,and Ugpitimik Island are in the vicinity.
Hezakiah Oshutapik was a Canadian politician,who was elected to represent the district of Pangnirtung in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in a by-election on September 12,2011.
The 2013 Nunavut general election was held October 28,2013,to elect 22 members to the 4th Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. In November 2012 the assembly passed the Nunavut Elections Act 2012,stating that the writs for election drop September 23,2013,and an election be held October 28,2013,the proclamation was registered November 9,2012. At the 2013 forum,held on November 15,2013,Peter Taptuna was selected as the new Premier of Nunavut.
Pat Angnakak is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election and reelected in 2017. She represented the electoral district of Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu until 2021;she resigned her seat in the legislature in August 2021 in order to run as a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in the 2021 Canadian federal election,but was defeated by Lori Idlout of the New Democratic Party.
Johnny Mike is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2013 election. He represented the electoral district of Pangnirtung. and served as Minister of the Environment in the Executive Council of Nunavut,until his defeat in the 2017 election.
Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts &Crafts is an arts centre that was established by the Uqqurmiut Inuit Artists Association in 1990,in Pangnirtung,in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut,Canada. The Centre includes a Tapestry Studio,a Craft Gallery,and a Print Shop. In spite of its remote location and small population,numerous Inuit from Pangnirtung have successfully marketed their prints,carvings,sculptures,and textile arts,such as woven wall hangings,to southern collectors. Starting in the 1970s,limited edition prints from the original Print Shop were published annually as the Pangnirtung Prints Collection through the then-Eskimo Co-operative. In 1970 a weaving studio was established and over time the tapestries attracted an international market.
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