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    Grise Fiord (/ɡriːz fiˈɔːrd/; Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, romanized: Aujuittuq, lit. 'place that never thaws') is an Inuit hamlet on the southern tip of Ellesmere...
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    Grise Fiord Airport (IATA: YGZ, ICAO: CYGZ) is located in Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. The only building...
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  • Grise Fiord is a fjord on Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. Grise Fiord means "pig inlet" in Norwegian. Otto Sverdrup from Norway...
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    Inukjuak, northern Quebec (then known as Port Harrison) were transported to Grise Fiord on the southern tip of Ellesmere Island and to Resolute on Cornwallis...
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    was recorded at 144. There are three settlements: Alert, Eureka, and Grise Fiord. Ellesmere Island is administered as part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region in...
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    a 6-metre (20 ft) fibreglass boat he purchased there, and arrived at Grise Fiord eight days later, on September 18, 2006. Upon arriving, he was almost...
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    relocation, relocated Inuit from Nunavik (northern Quebec) to Resolute and Grise Fiord. In the unfamiliar and hostile conditions, they faced starvation but...
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    twelve hamlets—Arctic Bay (868), Kinngait (1,441), Clyde River (1,053), Grise Fiord (129), Sanirajak (848), Igloolik (1,682), Kimmirut (389), Pangnirtung...
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    Fjord (redirect from Fiord)
    In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; (/ˈfjɔːrd, fiːˈɔːrd/ ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs...
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    weather station at Eureka (480 km (300 mi)) and the Inuit community of Grise Fiord, 800 km (500 mi), to the southwest and south, respectively. Siorapaluk...
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  • microbial ecology and biogeochemistry. Bhatia died during field work near Grise Fiord in 2023. Bhatia was an alumna of the University of Alberta, where she...
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    aerodrome in Canada to receive scheduled passenger airline service with Grise Fiord Airport, which is served from Resolute, being further north. Alert Airport...
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    the territory's population. The smallest municipality by population is Grise Fiord with 144 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Kugluktuk...
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    Resolute is one of Canada's northernmost communities and is second only to Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island (Alert and Eureka are more northerly but are not...
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    David Akeeagok (category People from Grise Fiord)
    David Akeeagok is a Canadian Inuk politician from Grise Fiord, Nunavut. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2017 general election...
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    Resolute (population 198 as of the 2016 census), on Cornwallis Island, and Grise Fiord (population 129 as of the 2016 census), on Ellesmere Island. Alert is...
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  • Alert, about 155 km (96 mi) northeast. The closest public settlement is Grise Fiord, over 650 km (400 mi) south southwest. McGill Mountain (81°59′N 71°35′W...
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    Cambridge Bay Chesterfield Inlet Clyde River Coral Harbour Gjoa Haven Grise Fiord Igloolik Iqaluit Kimmirut Kinngait Kugaaruk Kugluktuk Naujaat Pangnirtung...
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  • title: "The Polar Crucible") on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021. "Grise Fiord, Nunavut, drone video shows beach in Canada's northernmost community"...
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    Nunavut, Canada. The riding consists of the communities of Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord, Nanisivik and Resolute. "Nunavut Elections Act Office Consolidation...
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    P.J. Akeeagok (category People from Grise Fiord)
    election campaign. Akeeagok was born on November 5, 1984 and raised in Grise Fiord. His aunt, Pat Angnakak, served as a member of the Legislative Assembly...
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    Looty Pijamini (category People from Grise Fiord)
    He lives and works in Grise Fiord, Nunavut. Pijamini was born November 14, 1953, in Clyde River, Nunavut, and moved to Grise Fiord in 1961, when his father...
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  • in 2010 the runway was extended to 3,935 ft (1,199 m). The runway at Grise Fiord Airport is just slightly shorter than Kimmirut at 1,675 ft (511 m). The...
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    decided to forcibly relocate Inuit from northern Quebec to Resolute and Grise Fiord. The first group of people were relocated in 1953 from Inukjuak, Quebec...
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    needed] Other inhabited places on Ellesmere Island include Alert and Grise Fiord. Eureka has been described as "The Garden Spot of the Arctic" due to...
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  • from 1960 to 1999 with gaps in between them. The closest community is Grise Fiord, 360 km (220 mi) away. However, all flights to and from the station all...
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  • and the Agassiz Ice Cap. To the northwest is Borup Fiord and Tanquary Fiord is northeast. "Greely Fiord". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources...
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    85° West* (Sanikiluaq, Cape Dorset, Hall Beach, Igloolik, Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord and all points east), except Southampton Island, which does not observe...
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    Cambridge Bay Chesterfield Inlet Clyde River Coral Harbour Gjoa Haven Grise Fiord Igloolik Iqaluit Apex Kimmirut Kinngait Kugaaruk Kugluktuk Naujaat Pangnirtung...
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    Island, on the north shore of Jones Sound, 55 km (34 mi) southeast of Grise Fiord. In 1922, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment was established...
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