Nunavut comprises a major portion of Northern Canada and most of the Arctic Archipelago. Its vast territory makes it the fifth-largest country subdivision in the world, as well as North America's second-largest (after Greenland).
Nunavut is a vast territory of northern Canada that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic. Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit, the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada. Its capital is Iqaluit.
Nunavut is a Canadian territory located in the northern part of Canada, in the Continent of North America. It is geographically positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth. About half of Nunavut’s landmass is situated above the Arctic Circle.
Canada’s northernmost province, Nunavut is one of the most deserted places on earth. Here are the top things to do in this land of tundra and ice.
The 14 best things to do in Nunavut, Canada - Lonely Planet
The northernmost inhabited place in the world, Nunavut is the True North. Experience the Inuit way of life with arts & crafts, music, hunting, and dog sledding.
Getting to Nunavut can only be done by air or sea. No communities are linked by roads – the skies are the highways here. The territory is made up of three unique regions – the Qikiqtaaluk (also known as Baffin), the Kivalliq Region and the Kitikmeot region.
As cooling climates changed Thule culture around 500 years ago, the diverse Inuit societies that live on today in Nunavut began to emerge. Inuit lifestyle has always existed in a perfectly adapted balance with the environmental conditions of the Arctic in different regions.