Arctic Bay Nunavut Canada

Arctic Bay is an Inuit hamlet located in the northern part of the Borden Peninsula on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Can…
Arctic Bay is an Inuit hamlet located in the northern part of the Borden Peninsula on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arctic Bay is located in the Eastern Time Zone although it is quite close to the time zone boundary. The predominant languages are Inuktitut and English. Arctic Bay is notable for being the birthplace of the former Premier of Nunavut and, as of 2021, the Commissioner of Nunavut, Eva Aariak. It is the northernmost public community in Canada not formed from forced relocation.
  • Country: Canada
  • Region: Qikiqtaaluk
  • Elevation: 31 m (102 ft)
  • Area code: 867
  • Territory: Nunavut
  • Electoral district: Quttiktuq
  • Time zone: UTC−05:00 (EST)

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