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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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🎵 AiiHC Music Presents: FIGALLI Live Stream Concert
Iqaluit, NU · Sun, Jul 26 at 1:00 AM
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🦋 Bluesky

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🦋 Hank Tough 🇨🇦 @jetaitkens.bsky.social
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🦋 Rob, I guess. @somewhatrob.bsky.social
I regret not taking a job in Iqaluit once. I’m sure I’d have hated the radio station but probably would’ve been the only realistic way to see Nunavut.
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🦋 nicollneedschange.bsky.social @nicollneedschange.bsky.social
Singer, actor, unionist, activist and journalist, Lyla Miklos was born in Iqaluit, Nunavut where she spent her formative years before moving to the artists’ haven of Southern Ontario affectionately kn…
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🦋 Dave Tait @davetait.bsky.social
For Father's Day... /1
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🦋 elee-2025.bsky.social @elee-2025.bsky.social
“Making a Difference Right Now” For more than a decade, Iglu Frisbee has been renting a turf, buying frisbee disks, coaching people, and setting up recreational ultimate frisbee games as part of their…
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🦋 Dave Tait @davetait.bsky.social
'On March 31, Amagoalik wrote a letter to Nunavut Health Minister Janet Brewster that read, “I urgently want to return to a Iqaluit to live out my final days with my family in the territory I helped t…
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🦋 noirmacabre.bsky.social @noirmacabre.bsky.social
Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things (2016)
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🦋 canada-news.bsky.social @canada-news.bsky.social
Skills Canada Nunavut earns honour in Toronto https://www.europesays.com/canada/70159/ Queen Ajibade of Iqaluit demonstrates her hairstyling skills on her model Josiah Joseph in a job demonstration…
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🦋 eu-dk.bsky.social @eu-dk.bsky.social
Cross-cultural project focuses on parenting traditions among Greenland and Nunavut Inuit https://www.europesays.com/dk/95090/ When Regine Dahl Thorleifsen Kajusen travelled from Greenland to Iqaluit…
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🦋 eu-dk.bsky.social @eu-dk.bsky.social
Cross-cultural project focuses on parenting traditions among Greenland and Nunavut Inuit https://www.europesays.com/dk/95000/ When Regine Dahl Thorleifsen Kajusen travelled from Greenland to Iqaluit…
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🦋 APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social
A new scholarship in Nunavut has started accepting applicants to support students in numerous fields of studies. The scholarship is dedicated to Danielle Moore, a young educator who died in 2019 and…
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🦋 Longwoods Healthcare Careers @healthcarecareers.bsky.social
Deputy Chief of Public Health - Department of Health, Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU jobs.longwoods.com/job/72451/de...
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🦋 Jane George @sikugirl.bsky.social
It took just about forever for this story I did in 2024 about Nuuk in Greenland and Iqaluit in Nunavut to get online. Of course that was before Trump’s interest in Greenland came up. But still interes…
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🦋 Survalent @survalent.bsky.social
Final day at #PPDIUC2026! Great discussions on advancing renewable energy and strengthening grid intelligence with ADMS & DERMS. Exciting to see how these solutions are enabling resilient, flexible po…
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🦋 Survalent @survalent.bsky.social
Meet us at the Prime Power Diesel Inter-Utility Conference (PPDIUC) 2026 taking place at the Aqsarniit Hotel & Conference Centre to explore the future of power generation & distribution across norther…
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🦋 Eye on the Arctic - Regard sur l'Arctique @eyeonthearctic.bsky.social
Mosesie ‘Levi’ Pishuktie, 35, died after first responders found him suffering from “serious injuries” in a home on Tasilik Street on August 16, 2025, #police said in a news release. #Homicide #Iqaluit…
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🦋 Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
Iqaluit: Adopted in 1999, the coat of arms is the same as Nunavut's. The blue and gold shield is for the riches of the land. The sun and North Star are represented, along with a qulliq and inuksuk. Th…
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🦋 Ready Aye Ready - Royal Canadian Navy #RCN @ready-aye-ready.bsky.social
HMCS Fredericton at Iqaluit, Nunavut over the Labour Day weekend Sep 05 2007. Photo: Rick Kelly, Wikimedia Commons #RCN
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🎥 Iqaluit Videos

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June 28, 2026
Aman Lamba · 4d ago
Riding on The Road to Nowhere east of Iqaluit!
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Riding on The Road to Nowhere east of Iqaluit!
Samuel de Beer · 4d ago
Riding through Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park.
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Riding through Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park.
Samuel de Beer · 4d ago
We’re riding to the End of the Road!
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We’re riding to the End of the Road!
Samuel de Beer · 4d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 4d ago
Driving my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
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Driving my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Samuel de Beer · 4d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 4d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 4d ago
#20ys #iqaluit #friends #home
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#20ys #iqaluit #friends #home
Uzi Demegillo · 8d ago
#northofnorth #iqaluit #20ys #ottawaevents #behindthescenes
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#northofnorth #iqaluit #20ys #ottawaevents #behindthescenes
Uzi Demegillo · 8d ago
#iqaluit #20ys #astrohill #events #tdwp
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#iqaluit #20ys #astrohill #events #tdwp
Uzi Demegillo · 8d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 9d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 9d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 9d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Samuel de Beer · 9d ago
Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad in and around Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 9d ago
Summer solstice at midnight ✨
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Summer solstice at midnight ✨
Sarah Pelley · 10d ago
Small Aircraft Landing at Iqaluit Airport (YFB) - June 20, 2026
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Small Aircraft Landing at Iqaluit Airport (YFB) - June 20, 2026
Beautiful Canada Channel · 11d ago
Imaa instructors at Alianait
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Imaa instructors at Alianait
Mary Piercey · 11d ago
Beautiful Flight Departure: Iqaluit to Pond Inlet, Nunavut | June 2026 ✈️
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Beautiful Flight Departure: Iqaluit to Pond Inlet, Nunavut | June 2026 ✈️
Beautiful Canada Channel · 12d ago

🎧 Iqaluit Podcasts

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APTN News Brief
Australian court rejects genocide charges against King Charles, elder considers next move ·
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Threshold
The Corridor | 5 | You’ve Got To Fight ·
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APTN News Brief
Out-of-control fires trigger evacuations in the Northwest Territories ·
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Unreserved
Returning to the land and seeding cultural connection ·
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Threshold
The Corridor | 4 | What Can Be Measured Can Be Changed ·
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Unreserved
Unreserved LIVE: National Indigenous Peoples Day ·
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The Conversation Piece
Prasanna Ranganathan: Using Storytelling to Advance Accessibility ·

📷 Iqaluit Photos

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For Father's Day... /1
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Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things (2016)
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It took just about forever for this story I did in 2024 about Nuuk in Greenland
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OP NANOOK 13
Final day at #PPDIUC2026! Great discussions on advancing renewable energy and st
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Operation NANOOK 13
Meet us at the Prime Power Diesel Inter-Utility Conference (PPDIUC) 2026 taking
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13

💡 Did You Know?

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“Pope Francis visited Iqaluit in 2022 to apologize to residential school survivors — the first pope to visit Nunavut.”
Source: CBC News