Naujaat
Naujaat (Inuktitut: ᓇᐅᔮᑦ, lit. 'seagulls' nesting place'), Anglicised and officially known until 2 July 2015 as Repulse Bay, is an Inuit hamlet situated on the Arctic Circle. It is located on the shores of Hudson Bay, at the south end of the Melville Peninsula, in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Repulse Bay
ᓇᐅᔮᑦ | |
|---|---|
| Naujaat | |
Naujaat in October | |
Repulse Bay Repulse Bay | |
| Coordinates: 66°32′N 086°15′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq |
| Electoral district | Aivilik |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Alan Robinson |
| • MLA | Solomon Malliki |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Total | 406.19 km2 (156.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,225 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
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