Nanisivik (Inuktitut: ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ, lit. 'the place where people find things'; /nəˈniːsɪvɪk/) is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The townsite is located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about 20 km (12 mi) east of the community of Arctic Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
There is a port and dock about 3.7 km (2.3 mi) north of the abandoned mine site, which was used for shipping concentrate from the site, and receiving supplies (73°04′08″N084°32′57″W / 73.06889°N 84.54917°W / 73.06889; -84.54917). It is used by the Canadian Coast Guard for training.[3]
Nanisivik Airport, located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south,[4] was used as the main airport for Arctic Bay until 2010, when the lengthened Arctic Bay Airport took over. The airport is about 19 km (12 mi) directly southeast of Arctic Bay but the road between them is 32 km (20 mi).[5]
^"Nanisivik". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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^"Arcticnet - Naval gazing: Looking for a High Arctic port". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
^Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^Arctic Bay and Nanisivik Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
Nanisivik (Inuktitut: ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ, lit. 'the place where people find things'; /nəˈniːsɪvɪk/) is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support...
The Nanisivik Naval Facility (French: installation navale de Nanisivik) is a Canadian Forces naval facility on Baffin Island, Nunavut. The station is built...
Nanisivik Airport, formerly (IATA: YSR, ICAO: CYSR), was located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada, and was operated...
Nanisivik Mine was a zinc-lead mine in the company town of Nanisivik, Nunavut, 750 km (470 mi) north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island. It was Canada's...
relocated from Nanisivik, but those hopes were dashed due to lead-zinc contamination. However, a church was relocated from Nanisivik to Arctic Bay in...
Formerly, there was a mining town at Nanisivik. However, it and the Nanisivik Mine closed in 2002, with Nanisivik Airport closing in 2010 and all flights...
at Iqaluit Airport and Nanisivik Airport. The First Air service from Ottawa also made intermediate stops in Iqaluit and Nanisivik. The OAG indicates that...
Navy are individual commissioned ships of the RCN. Esquimalt Halifax Nanisivik St. John's British Columbia: CFB Esquimalt Nova Scotia: CFB Halifax Newfoundland...
Canadian Armed Forces are currently constructing a new naval facility at Nanisivik, Baffin Island, to provide a summer port for RCN patrols in the Canadian...
Start and end dates set in the future are projected, or "expected". Nanisivik Polaris Lupin Jericho Meadowbank Mary River (Nunavut) Hope Bay Meliadine...
Region. Arctic Bay Clyde River Iqaluit Kimmirut Pangnirtung Pond Inlet Nanisivik The population of Baffin Island at the 2021 Canadian census was 13,039...
annual sealifts. In 1975, a town was built at Nanisivik to support lead and zinc production at the Nanisivik Mine—the first Canadian mine in the Arctic....
Highway connects the town of Arctic Bay to the former mining town of Nanisivik. The road also gained world fame for a number of years when it was used...
not far from Resolute) Nanisivik Mine 1976–2002, lead and zinc, prior owner Breakwater Resources Ltd (near Arctic Bay) at Nanisivik Rankin Nickel Mine 1957–1962...
previously serviced mines in the high Canadian Arctic such as Polaris and Nanisivik. Once those mines closed she was shifted to service the Raglan mine in...
are operated by Newmont Mining Corporation ^c Neither Bathurst Inlet, Nanisivik or Umingmaktok are listed as an official community by the Government of...
Prudhoe Bay Canada Manitoba: Churchill (Port of Churchill) Nunavut: Nanisivik (Nanisivik Naval Facility) Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik in the Northwest Territories...
and Canadian Armed Forces bases Alert CFS Alert Ennadai Eureka Isachsen Nanisivik Naval Facility Mine sites DEW line and NWS sites Bernard Harbour Bray...
5 mi) southeast of Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Until January 12, 2010 Nanisivik Airport, about 25 km (16 mi) from Arctic Bay, was used for scheduled flights...
director Ystrad Rhondda railway station (National Rail code) in South Wales Nanisivik Airport (IATA code) in the Canadian territory of Nunavut AP State Archaeology...
Polaris mine site took two years, with environmental monitoring until 2011. Nanisivik Mine "Polaris Mine". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada...
and Canadian Armed Forces bases Alert CFS Alert Ennadai Eureka Isachsen Nanisivik Naval Facility Mine sites DEW line and NWS sites Bernard Harbour Bray...
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station Drifting ice station (North Pole station) Nanisivik Naval Facility 1,100 km (680 mi) south Station Nord, Greenland CFS Frobisher...
Bay and Arctic Bay in Nunavut, whose Resolute Bay Airport and former Nanisivik Airport both have gravel runways. The high-mounted engines greatly reduce...
and Canadian Armed Forces bases Alert CFS Alert Ennadai Eureka Isachsen Nanisivik Naval Facility Mine sites DEW line and NWS sites Bernard Harbour Bray...
and Canadian Armed Forces bases Alert CFS Alert Ennadai Eureka Isachsen Nanisivik Naval Facility Mine sites DEW line and NWS sites Bernard Harbour Bray...
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