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Pangnirtung
Panniqtuuq
ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ
"Uptown" neighbourhood of Pangnirtung. April 2006
"Uptown" neighbourhood of Pangnirtung. April 2006
Nickname(s): 
"Pang", "Switzerland of the Arctic"[1]
Pangnirtung is located in Nunavut
Pangnirtung
Pangnirtung
Pangnirtung is located in Canada
Pangnirtung
Pangnirtung
Coordinates: 66°08′40″N 065°42′55″W / 66.14444°N 65.71528°W / 66.14444; -65.71528[2]
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
RegionQikiqtaaluk
Electoral districtPangnirtung
Government
[3][4]
 • TypeHamlet Council
 • MayorLynn Mike
 • MLAMargaret Nakashuk
Area
 (2021)[5]
 • Land7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation
[6]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total1,504
 • Density190.6/km2 (494/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Canadian Postal code
X0A 0R0
Area code867
Websitewww.pangnirtung.ca

Pangnirtung (or Pang, also Pangniqtuuq, in syllabics: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ IPA: [paŋniqtuːq]) 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.[3]

  1. ^ Why Pangnirtung, Nunavut is called the Switzerland of the Arctic
  2. ^ "Pangnirtung". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ a b "Welcome to Pangnirtung!". Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

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