Kimmirut

Kimmirut known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996 is located on the shore of Hudson Strait on Baffin Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in Nunavut, Canada. Kimmirut means "heel", and refers to a rocky outcrop in the inlet. It was at one time a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police post. The Canadian explorer J. Dewey Soper used these posts as headquarters during his explorations in the 1920s and 1930s. The community is served by Kimmirut Airport and by annual supply sealift. A proposal in 2005 for a road to Iqaluit was shown to be impractical owing to roundabout routing over the mountains. As of the 2006 census the population was 411 a decrease of 5.1% from the 2001 census.

It was at one time a Hudson's Bay Company trading post, and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police post. The Canadian explorer J. Dewey Soper used these posts as headquarters during his explorations in the 1920s and 1930s.

The community is served by Kimmirut Airport and by annual supply sealift. A proposal in 2005 for a road to Iqaluit was shown to be impractical owing to roundabout routing over the mountains.

 

-6 °C


Clouds, few clouds


Wind2.43 m/s
Cloudiness18 %
Temperature (min/max)-6/-6 °C
Pressure1035 hpa
Humidity80 %
Last update: 21 Nov 2024 @ 19:13

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