Nanisivik

Nanisivik is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the , in production between 1976 and 2002.
Wikipedia
Loimere, Public domain.
  • Dwelling
  • …lies at an elevation of 130 metres (427 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code YSR
  • …is also known as “ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ Nanisivik”
  • Description: town in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanisivik Mine.
was a zinc-lead mine in the company…

Nanisivik

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Latitude
73.03489° or 73° 2′ 6″ north
Longitude
-84.5407° or 84° 32′ 27″ west
UN/LOCODE
CA NVK
Open location code
C65Q2FM5+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1997292212
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­isolated_dwelling
Geo­Names ID
6085827
Wiki­data ID
Q1964611

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Nanisivik” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “納尼西維克”
  • Czech: “Nanisivik”
  • Dutch: “Nanisivik”
  • Esperanto: “Nanisivik”
  • French: “Nanisivik, Nunavut”
  • French: “Nanisivik”
  • German: “Nanisivik”
  • Inuktitut: “ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ”
  • Irish: “Nanisivik”
  • Japanese: “ナニシビック”
  • Kalaallisut: “Nanisivik”
  • Polish: “Nanisivik”
  • Portuguese: “Nanisivik”
  • Russian: “Нанисивик”
  • Spanish: “Nanisivik”
  • Swedish: “Nanisivik”

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