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Iqaluit, NU

· Population 8,590 · Baffin Island · Eastern Time

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Population 8,590 · Baffin Island · Eastern Time

Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut, Canada's newest and largest territory, with a population of approximately 8,500. Situated on the southeastern coast of Baffin Island on Frobisher Bay, Iqaluit is one of the most remote capital cities in the world — accessible only by air...

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📊 City Stats

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Population (2021)7,429
Area51.58 km²
Density144.0/km²
Time zoneEST (−05:00) / EDT (−04:00)
Postal codeX0A 0A1, X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0, X0A 2H0, X0A 3H0
Area code867

📰 Iqaluit News

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📅 Iqaluit Events

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🎵 Iqaluit Live Music

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🦋 Bluesky

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🦋 Francopresse.ca @francopresse.ca
Nunavut : la pénurie de logements persiste à Iqaluit #FrCan #Francophonie #MédiasFrancos
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🦋 Erin Burke @erinbee1.bsky.social
made-nous.ca
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🦋 Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com
And a bit more #bonus #socialmedia #content from the Arctic
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🦋 Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social
for the Iqaluit Masjid Library in Nunavut, Canada’s remote Arctic North. Drop off new or gently used children’s or adult books at Love Lyla Books. 95 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON • Purchase books at w…
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🦋 GRIDS Vancouver @grids.reillywood.com
I should start following Nunavut housing politics, why not nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
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🦋 Lurker Envoy @lurkerenvoy.bsky.social
City councils gonna city council nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
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🦋 Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social
Bug-eating plant found near Iqaluit, far north of usual habitat. Plant aficionado believes find could be a sign of a changing climate. cbc.ca/news/canada/... #botany #ecology #ClimateScience #environm…
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🦋 Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social
Bug-eating plant found near #Iqaluit, far north of usual habitat Plant aficionado believes find could be a sign of a changing climate www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🦋 p.s @p-s-v.bsky.social
Shadow of moon from solar eclipse today 12.8.26. North Canada, Nunavut & Iqaluit‎‎ 📸 @zoom.earth zoom.earth/maps/satelli...
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🦋 Netasgard Canada (en) @netasgardcanadaen.bsky.social
Canada — Botanist Discovers Southern Plant in Nunavut, Signals Climate Change #Canada #News
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🦋 UncoverTheNews @uncoverthenews.bsky.social
Botanist finds southern plant near Iqaluit, warns of potential warming sign ca.news.yahoo.com/botanist-fin...
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🦋 Kirstine Kærn🌍🏳️‍🌈❤️ @kirstinekaern.bsky.social
Familiebesøg ✅ Humanistisk verdenskongres ✅ Nu venter eventyret… Første stop er Iqaluit på Baffin Island i Nunavut, det nordligste territorie i Canada. 3 timers flyvning fra Ottawa (den blå plet). D…
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🦋 🍁 Christine 🍁 @204queenb0574.bsky.social
And this he keeps taking credit for when it was announced during the caretaker part of his duties as PM. This was all Trudeau as well. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🦋 Stigmabase @stigmabase.bsky.social
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🦋 James Marusak @hpbear149den.bsky.social
that town now known as Iqaluit, Nunavut. that had to be surreal to be that far north.
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🦋 Someone Saw Something @someonesawsmthg.bsky.social
The Disappearance of Donna Paré Donna has been missing since December 24, 2018 #missingperson #missing #Unforgotten #unsolved #coldcase #SomeoneSawSomething #fblifestyle #Indigenous #MMIW #MMIP #MME…
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🦋 Peter Durst @peterdurst.bsky.social
I haven’t been to Iqaluit… but I’ve been to Nunavut. I just love the landscape up there. The mosquitos are also on a whole other level. The Hood River
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🦋 Claire @cbsourire.bsky.social
Flowers seen in Iqaluit. Left: Eriophorum callitrix (Arctic cotton, Arctic cottongrass, suputi, or pualunnguat) Right: Chamaenerion latifolium (dwarf fireweed, or river beauty willowherb) #iqaluit #…
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🦋 The Torontonian🍁🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social
#AirTravelNews - The Seattle based Boeing Corporations problems w/its "advance SuperJets' continue at every corner it turns, w)a Seattle-bound British Airways transatlantic flight forced to execute an…
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💬 r/iqaluit

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Drove around town during sunset last weekHappy Cakeday, r/Iqaluit! Today you're 10Survey: ADHD, Cannabis, and Academic Success (Canadian college/university students, 19+) - YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ADHD/USE CANNABISLife in IqaluitLooking for a place to rent in Iqaluit.Participate in a Study on Mental Health During COVID-19Happy Cakeday, r/Iqaluit! Today you're 9TranslationMoving into IqaluitIs camping in Iqaluit safe, enjoyable, and worth it (for only one night)?🔴 LIVE: Annular Solar Eclipse (June 10, 2021) | Ring of Fire LivestreamMathew AlaingaMajor Winter Storm to Hit Iqaluit Nunavut on Monday January 18, 2021Massive Storm to Hit Iqaluit Nunavut on Saturday December 19, 2020The University of British Columbia's Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Lab: Study of Emotional Responsiveness (Moderator Approved)Iqaluit mayor trying to deliver after "talking smack" a year agoIqaluit RCMP provides details for body-worn camera pilot project | Nunatsiaq NewsNunavut's first transitional housing project opens in IqaluitNunavut's first transitional housing project opens in IqaluitRCMP to begin using body-worn cameras in Iqaluit next month | Nunatsiaq News

🎥 Iqaluit Videos

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Cargojet Boeing 767 takeoff from Iqaluit #Boeing #yfb #nunavut #planespotting #aviationlovers
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Cargojet Boeing 767 takeoff from Iqaluit #Boeing #yfb #nunavut #planespotting #aviationlovers
jeffrey amores · 1d ago
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Simply stunning!
Pheromone Recordings · 1d ago
Walking the Beautiful Apex Trail — From Iqaluit to Apex in Nunavut, Canada’s Arctic
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Walking the Beautiful Apex Trail — From Iqaluit to Apex in Nunavut, Canada’s Arctic
Beautiful Canada Channel · 2d ago
SYLVIA GRINNELL TERRITORIAL PARK
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SYLVIA GRINNELL TERRITORIAL PARK
Mauricio Rojas · 2d ago
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Alex Maizlish · 3d ago
UVB-76 voice message 05:00 UTC August 24th,2026
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UVB-76 voice message 05:00 UTC August 24th,2026
Marijuana Marianne · 3d ago
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Ilaija Cooper · 4d ago
Beautiful Tide Pools - Iqaluit, Nunavut - August 23, 2026
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Beautiful Tide Pools - Iqaluit, Nunavut - August 23, 2026
Beautiful Canada Channel · 4d ago
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Alex Maizlish · 4d ago
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Alex Maizlish · 5d ago
8:15 am - Frobisher Bay, Nunavut - wake up time?
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8:15 am - Frobisher Bay, Nunavut - wake up time?
Beautiful Canada Channel · 5d ago
Wake up time? 8:15 am, Frobisher bay seen from Apex trail.
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Wake up time? 8:15 am, Frobisher bay seen from Apex trail.
Beautiful Canada Channel · 5d ago
August 22, 2026
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August 22, 2026
Alex Maizlish · 5d ago
Walking the Apex Trail Under Beautiful Arctic Skies
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Walking the Apex Trail Under Beautiful Arctic Skies
Beautiful Canada Channel · 9d ago
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August 16, 2026
Alex Maizlish · 11d ago
Iqaluit Visit, Sept 2000
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Iqaluit Visit, Sept 2000
Jim Robertson · 11d ago
Visit to Iqaluit, Sept 2000
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Visit to Iqaluit, Sept 2000
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🎧 Iqaluit Podcasts

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The Conversation Piece
Amanda Munday: The Workaround To Fixing Democracy ·
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APTN News Brief
Southern Chiefs Organization leader could face third non-confidence vote ·
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APTN News Brief
Following rise in uranium exploration, Dene First Nation initiates road checkpoint ·
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Threshold
Arctic Dispatch | Trimble Gilbert ·
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The Conversation Piece
Åsa Kachan: Libraries and Belonging ·

📷 Iqaluit Photos

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Operation NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
And a bit more #bonus #socialmedia #content from the Arctic
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13
Familiebesøg ✅ Humanistisk verdenskongres ✅ Nu venter eventyret… Første stop er
Operation NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
I haven’t been to Iqaluit… but I’ve been to Nunavut. I just love the landscape u
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Flowers seen in Iqaluit. Left: Eriophorum callitrix (Arctic cotton, Arctic cott
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13

💡 Did You Know?

Trivia
“"Iqaluit" means "place of many fish" in Inuktitut.”
Source: Britannica