Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet (Inuktitut: Kangiqliniq; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ or Kangirliniq, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, or Kangir&iniq meaning deep bay/inlet) is an Inuit hamlet on the Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. 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.
Rankin Inlet
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Rankin Inlet from the air | |
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| Coordinates: 62°49′N 092°05′W | |
| 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) | |
| • Total | 20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • 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 |
In the 1995 Nunavut capital plebiscite, Iqaluit defeated Rankin Inlet to become territorial capital of Nunavut.
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