This article is about a hamlet of Nunavut. For the electoral district of the same name, see Gjoa Haven (electoral district). For other uses, see Gjoa Haven (disambiguation).
Gjoa Haven (/ˌdʒoʊˈheɪvən/; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Inuktitut pronunciation:[uq.suq.tuːq], meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance of sea mammals in the nearby waters; French pronunciation:[ɡʒɔaavɑ̃] or [ɡʒɔa evən]) is an Inuit hamlet in Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle, located in the Kitikmeot Region, 1,056 km (656 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the only settlement on King William Island.
^"Gjoa Haven". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
GjoaHaven (/ˌdʒoʊ ˈheɪvən/; Inuktitut: Uqsuqtuuq, syllabics: ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ Inuktitut pronunciation: [uq.suq.tuːq], meaning "lots of fat", referring to the abundance...
GjoaHaven Airport (IATA: YHK, ICAO: CYHK) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northeast of GjoaHaven, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by...
spent two winters at King William Island, in the harbor of what is today GjoaHaven. During this time, Amundsen and the crew learned from the local Netsilik...
2021 census, was 1,349, all of whom live in the island's only community, GjoaHaven. While searching for the Northwest Passage, a number of polar explorers...
is used primarily in the communities of Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk and GjoaHaven in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Outside Nunavut, it is spoken in the...
Association negotiated an agreement that will establish a visitor centre at GjoaHaven as an extension of the existing Nattilik Heritage Centre. A ten-year agreement...
fly-in. All five hamlets have certified airports: Cambridge Bay Airport, GjoaHaven Airport, Kugaaruk Airport, Kugluktuk Airport and Taloyoak Airport, with...
The 2021 Nunavut general election was held on October 25, 2021, to return the members of the 6th Nunavut Legislature. Since the adoption of a fixed election...
"2011 Census Profile GjoaHaven". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2012-06-28. "2006 Census Profile GjoaHaven". Archived from the original...
June 2007, Canadian North began serving the Kitikmeot communities of GjoaHaven, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk, and Kugluktuk. In April, 2008, flights began to seven...
Maud at Cambridge Bay prior to being salvaged. This was not the ship in which Amundsen was the first to sail the Northwest Passage; that was the Gjøa....
Utkuhiksalingmiutitut, Utkuhiksalingmiutut, Utkuhiksalingmiut Inuktitut, Utku, GjoaHaven dialect, is a sub-dialect of Natsilingmiutut (Nattiliŋmiut) dialect of...
They had been led there by a tip from Inuk crewman Sammy Kogvik, from GjoaHaven, who reported seeing a mast protruding from the ice in Terror Bay during...
Inlet and Cambridge Bay. Natsilingmiutut used by the Netsilingmiut of GjoaHaven, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk and Repulse Bay in Nunavut. Uummarmiutun, Siglitun...
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