Iqaluit
[ih-kah-loo-it, ee-kah-loo-eet]
- the capital of Nunavut, Canada, in SE Baffin Island.
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Formerly Frobisher Bay.
Nunavut
[noo-nuh-voot, noo-nuh-voot]
- a territory in N Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories, extending E from the Northwest Territories to Hudson Bay and including most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 808,181 sq. mi. (2,093, 190 sq. km) Capital: Iqaluit.
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The royal couple are currently in Ottawa, and tomorrow will set out for Nunavut, in Iqaluit, which sounds very far north indeed.
Iqaluit
- a town in N Canada, capital of Nunavut. Pop: 5236 (2001)Former name: Frobisher Bay
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Nunavut
- a territory of NW Canada, formed in 1999 from part of the Northwest Territories as a semi-autonomous region for the Inuit; includes Baffin Island and Ellesmere Island. Capital: Iqaluit. Pop: 29 644 (2004 est). Area: 2 093 190 sq km (808 185 sq miles)
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