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Rankin Inlet
Place in Nunavut, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rankin Inlet (Inuktitut: Kangiqliniq;[7] Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ[8] or Kangirliniq,[9] ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ,[8] or Kangir&iniq[10] meaning deep bay/inlet) is an Inuit hamlet on the Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada.[1][11] It is the largest hamlet and second-largest settlement in Nunavut, after the territorial capital, Iqaluit. On the northwestern Hudson Bay, between Chesterfield Inlet and Arviat, it is the regional centre for the Kivalliq Region.
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Rankin Inlet
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![]() Rankin Inlet from the air | |
Coordinates: 62°49′N 092°05′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Nunavut |
Region | Kivalliq |
Electoral districts | Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet Rankin Inlet South |
Government | |
• Type | Hamlet Council |
• Mayor | Harry Towtongie |
• MLAs | Alexander Sammurtok Lorne Kusugak |
Area (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
• Population centre | 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,975 |
• Density | 148.5/km2 (385/sq mi) |
• Population centre | 2,698 |
• Population centre density | 942.6/km2 (2,441/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
Canadian Postal code | |
Area code | 867 |
Telephone Exchange | 645 |
GNBC Code | OANSI |
NTS Map | 55K16 Rankin Inlet |
Waterway | Hudson Bay |
Website | www.rankininlet.net |
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In the 1995 Nunavut capital plebiscite, Iqaluit defeated Rankin Inlet to become territorial capital of Nunavut.