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Coral Harbour ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ, is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its name is derived from the fossilized coral that can be found around the waters of the community which is situated at the head of South Bay. The name of the settlement in Inuktitut is Salliq, sometimes used to refer to all of Southampton Island. The plural Salliit, means large flat island in front of the mainland.
Whale Cove ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ, is a hamlet in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. The community is named for the many beluga whales which congregate of the coast. Many of the inhabitants hunt these whales every fall and use their by-products for their oil and food. Whale Cove, initially settled by three distinct Inuit groups (one inland and two coastal), is a relatively traditional community: 99% Inuit, who still wear fur, hunt, fish, eat raw meat and fish. Whale Cove is on the polar bear migration route.
Nunavut coat of arms. Nanavut is the largest, northernmost & newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999. Though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993, the creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since the incorporation of the new province of Newfoundland in 1949-NANAVUT
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