Sanirajak

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Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning the shoreline[1]), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020,[2] is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately Template:Cvt south of Igloolik.

History

It was established in 1957 during the construction of a Distant Early Warning (DEW) site. Currently the settlement is home to a North Warning System (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) radar facility and the Sanirajak Airport.

In 1971, seven sounding rockets of the Tomahawk Sandia type were launched from Sanirajak, some reaching altitudes of Template:Cvt.[3]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Sanirajak had a population of 891 living in 197 of its 205 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 848. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[4]

Geography

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Sanirajak in 1997

Climate

Sanirajak has a tundra climate (Köppen: ETf), a polar climate sub-type under the Köppen climate classification, without the presence of trees, and iced over for most of the year.[5] Summers are very short and cool, with chilly nights. Winters are long and extremely cold, lasting most of the year with little chance of a thaw.

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See also

References

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Further reading

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  • McAlpine PJ, and NE Simpson. 1976. "Fertility and Other Demographic Aspects of the Canadian Eskimo Communities of Igloolik and Hall Beach". Human Biology; an International Record of Research. 48, no. 1: 114–38.
  • Wenzel, George W. 1997. "Using Harvest Research in Nunavut: An Example from Hall Beach". Arctic Anthropology. 34, no. 1: 18.

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