List of communities in Nunavut

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Here is a list of communities in Nunavut Territory, Canada.

Note. Many of these communities have alternate names or spellings in Inuktitut, while others are primarily known by their Inuktitut names.

1 Communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut
2 Former Distant Early Warning Line and current North Warning System sites
3 Weather stations and military bases
4 Mine sites
5 Other
6 External links

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Communities recognised by the Government of Nunavut

Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ), on Baffin Island
Arviat (ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ, formerly Eskimo Point), on the mainland
Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ), on the mainland
Bathurst Inlet (Kingoak), on the mainland
Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ), on Victoria Island
Cape Dorset (Kinngait ᑭᙵᐃᑦ), off the coast of Baffin Island
Chesterfield Inlet (Igluligaarjuk ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ), on the mainland
Clyde River (Kangiqtugaapik ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ), on Baffin Island
Coral Harbour (Sallit ᓴᓪᓖᑦ), on Southampton Island
Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ), on King William Island
Grise Fiord (Aujuittuq ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ), on Ellesmere Island
Hall Beach (Sanirajak ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), on the mainland
Igloolik (Iglulik ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ), on Igloolik Island
Iqaluit (territorial capital) (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ), on Baffin Island (formerly Frobisher Bay)
Kimmirut (formerly Lake Harbour), on Baffin Island
Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay), on the mainland
Kugluktuk (Qurluqtuq ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ, formerly Coppermine), on the mainland
Pangnirtung (Pangniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ), on Baffin Island
Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ), on Baffin Island
Qikiqtarjuaq (ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ, formerly Broughton Island), on Broughton Island
Rankin Inlet (Kangiqiniq ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or Kangirliniq ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ), on the mainland
Repulse Bay (Naujaat ᓇᐅᔮᑦ), on the mainland
Resolute (Qausuittuq ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ), on Cornwallis Island
Sanikiluaq, (ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ) on Flaherty Island (Belcher Islands)
Taloyoak (Talurjuaq, formerly Spence Bay), on the mainland
Whale Cove (Tikirarjuaq ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ), on the mainland