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Iqaluit

American  
[ih-kah-loo-it, ee-kah-loo-eet] / ɪˈkɑ lu ɪt, iˈkɑ luˌit /

noun

  1. the capital of Nunavut, Canada, in SE Baffin Island.


Iqaluit British  
/ ɪˈkælʊɪt /

noun

  1. Former name: Frobisher Bay.  a town in N Canada, capital of Nunavut. Pop: 5236 (2001)

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Another standout is the production’s commitment to authenticity: nearly 500 locals were used as background actors while the show filmed in Iqaluit, Nunavut’s real-life capital.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

A video posted on social media last week showed passengers draped in woollens, walking down the icy ladder of an Air India plane into the frigid air of Iqaluit, a remote city in Canada.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024

Iqaluit Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Eric Dejaeger, 76, was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant in Kingston, Ontario, where he was living.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

The pope met indigenous survivors throughout the trip and on the last day, mostly elderly school survivors in Iqaluit, capital of the isolated Arctic territory of Nunavut, told him their stories in a private meeting.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2022

He then headed farther north than he had ever traveled, to Iqaluit, the capital of the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut, a vast area spanning time zones in the Arctic Circle.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2022