Pangnirtung
Panniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ | |
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Nickname(s): "Pang", "Switzerland of the Arctic"[1] | |
Coordinates: 66°08′40″N 065°42′55″W / 66.14444°N 65.71528°W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
Electoral district | Pangnirtung |
Government | |
• Type | Hamlet Council |
• Mayor | Stevie Komoartok |
• MLA | Margaret Nakashuk |
Area (2021)[5] | |
• Land | 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population (2021)[5] | |
• Total | 1,504 |
• Density | 190.6/km2 (494/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Canadian Postal code | |
Area code | 867 |
Website | www |
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 October 2024, the mayor is Stevie Komoartok.[3]
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