Ulukhaktok

Ulukhaktok is a small hamlet on the west coast of , in the of the , Canada.
Photo: CambridgeBayWeather, Public domain.
  • Type: Town with 402 residents
  • Description: hamlet in the Northwest Territories, Canada
  • Also known as: “Ulukhaqtuuq”
  • Historically known as: “Holman”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ulukhaktok/Holman Island Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: CambridgeBayWeather, Public domain.
Ulukhaktok Airport, located at Ulukhaktok, , Canada was fully opened in December 1978 with the start of the Community Aerodrome Radio Station. is situated 3 km northwest of Ulukhaktok.

Ulukhaktok

Latitude
70.73777° or 70° 44′ 16″ north
Longitude
-117.77405° or 117° 46′ 27″ west
Population
402
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
IATA airport code
YHI
United Nations Location Code
CA YHI
Open location code
C524P6QG+49
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Ulukhaktok” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Улукхакток”
  • Cebuano: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Chinese: “乌鲁哈克托克”
  • Chinese: “烏路卡托克”
  • Czech: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Dutch: “Ulukhaktok”
  • French: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Galician: “Holman”
  • Galician: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Galician: “Ulukhaqtuuq”
  • German: “Holman”
  • German: “Ulukhaktok, Nordwest-Territorien”
  • German: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Italian: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Japanese: “ウルクハクトーク”
  • Latvian: “Ulukhaktūka”
  • Malayalam: “ഉലുഖാഖ്‌ടുവൂപ്”
  • Persian: “اولاکاکچوک”
  • Polish: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Portuguese: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Russian: “Улукхакток”
  • Spanish: “Holman”
  • Spanish: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Spanish: “Ulukhaqtuuq”
  • Swedish: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Turkish: “Holman”
  • Turkish: “Ulukhaktok”
  • Turkish: “Ulukhaqtuuq”
  • Ukrainian: “Улукхакток”

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Highlights include Holman Firehall and Hamlet of Ulukhaktok.

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