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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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🦋 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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🦋 remarkablehockey.bsky.social @remarkablehockey.bsky.social
A must watch video from Sportsnet! Hockey heroes journey to Iqaluit, Nunavut to help the Hockey Helps the Homeless cause. remarkablehockey.blogspot.com/2026/04/hock...
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🦋 Brice Ivanovic @briceivanovic.bsky.social
Qui dit printemps, dit début des célébrations à Iqaluit et partout ailleurs au Nunavut. Hier se déroulait la Kimmirut Race. Un grand moment pour la communauté inuit qui y forge ses nouveaux mythes, se…
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🦋 ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca
Wow a bus service in Iqaluit (Nunavut), the northernmost city in Canada! 🚌 Population: 7,429 (2021 census) via @cbcnews.ca : "There's a new bus service in #Iqaluit. It’s the first time the city has…
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🦋 Bill Wilkinson @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social
On Wednesday's TGT discuss the creation of the territory of Nunavut in Canada - a landmark for indigenous peoples. Lots to discuss; go serious and discuss land rights or self-governance, or keep it li…
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🦋 Colleen Chanel (Colleen Toscano) @colleenchanel.bsky.social
Government of Canada completes construction for New Small Craft Harbour in Clyde River, Nunavut March 27, 2026 Iqaluit, Nunavut - Small craft harbours are critically important to coastal communities a…
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🦋 Mind's Eye Tom @tomr-bsky.bsky.social
#Limerick #entertainment #humor #Iqaluit #Nunavut #BaffinIsland #husky #steak www.youtube.com/channel/UCnf...
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🎥 Iqaluit Videos

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it's 1:20 in Iqaluit, NU, Canada
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it's 1:20 in Iqaluit, NU, Canada
Roger Ja léfa · 18 hours ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding through Iqaluit’s old cemetery during a wet snowfall!
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Riding through Iqaluit’s old cemetery during a wet snowfall!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding around the 4200 apartments in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
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Riding around the 4200 apartments in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding my quad through Lego Land in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Lego Land in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding through the Road to Nowhere suburb in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
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Riding through the Road to Nowhere suburb in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
June 6, 2026
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June 6, 2026
Gershom Moyo · 2d ago
A little snow to celebrate summer in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
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A little snow to celebrate summer in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
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June 5, 2026
Jin Rayleigh · 3d ago
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Flagstate · 6d ago
ARCTIC OUTPOST BLIZZARD: 1 Hour of Deep Brown Noise for Sleep and Focus | Hudson’s Bay Company
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ARCTIC OUTPOST BLIZZARD: 1 Hour of Deep Brown Noise for Sleep and Focus | Hudson’s Bay Company
Arctic Ambient · 10d ago
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Introducing Windows 2000
Jalal Hopkins · 12d ago
Arluk II Iqaluit Nunavut
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Arluk II Iqaluit Nunavut
lgdion78 · 12d ago
A beautiful arrangement with such profound meaning ❤️
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A beautiful arrangement with such profound meaning ❤️
Pheromone Recordings · 13d ago
ARCTIC BLIZZARD: 1 Hour of Deep Brown Noise for Sleep and Focus (No Music)
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ARCTIC BLIZZARD: 1 Hour of Deep Brown Noise for Sleep and Focus (No Music)
Arctic Ambient · 17d ago
Water distribution system in the city of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
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Water distribution system in the city of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Ibrahim Aliagan · 20d ago
Arctic Whiteout | Brown Noise for Sleep | 63°N
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Arctic Whiteout | Brown Noise for Sleep | 63°N
Arctic Ambient · 20d ago

🎧 Iqaluit Podcasts

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APTN News Brief
Winnipeg walk memorializes missing/murdered Indigenous men and boys ·
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APTN News Brief
Senate votes to not make residential school denialism a punishable crime ·
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Unreserved
A future of stargazing guided by our ancestors ·
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Unreserved
A future of stargazing guided by our ancestors ·
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The Conversation Piece
Tranna Wintour: Transcending Gender Labels ·
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Threshold
The Corridor | 1 | River Road ·
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Nation to Nation
NDP leader Avi Lewis faces Indigenous frustration as party tried to rebuild ·
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Threshold
The Corridor | Preview ·
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Nation to Nation
First Nations look to flip the script on Canada's power buildout ·

📷 Iqaluit Photos

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Operation NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things (2016)
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13
It took just about forever for this story I did in 2024 about Nuuk in Greenland
Operation NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Final day at #PPDIUC2026! Great discussions on advancing renewable energy and st
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Meet us at the Prime Power Diesel Inter-Utility Conference (PPDIUC) 2026 taking
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Iqaluit: Adopted in 1999, the coat of arms is the same as Nunavut's. The blue an
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
HMCS Fredericton at Iqaluit, Nunavut over the Labour Day weekend Sep 05 2007. Ph
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13

💡 Did You Know?

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