Sanikiluaq

Sanikiluaq is a municipality and Inuit community located on the north coast of in , on the . Despite being geographically much closer to the shores of and , the community and the Belcher Islands lie within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of , Canada.
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  • Type: Town with 800 residents
  • Description: hamlet in Nunavut, Canada
  • Also known as: “ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ Sanikiluaq”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Paatsaali School and Sanikiluaq Airport.

School building
is a high school in Sanikiluaq, , Canada.

Aerodrome
is located at Sanikiluaq, …

Sanikiluaq

Latitude
56.54216° or 56° 32′ 32″ north
Longitude
-79.22592° or 79° 13′ 33″ west
Population
800
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
IATA airport code
YSK
UN/LOCODE
CA YSK
Open location code
9782GQRF+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 107363077
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6140995
Wiki­data ID
Q939231
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Sanikiluaq” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Catalan: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Cebuano: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Chinese: “萨尼基卢阿克”
  • Dutch: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Finnish: “Sanikiluaq”
  • French: “Sanikiluaq”
  • German: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Greek: “Σανικιλουάκ”
  • Inuktitut: “ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ”
  • Italian: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Japanese: “サニキルーアク”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Polish: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Portuguese: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Russian: “Саникилуак”
  • Spanish: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Swedish: “Sanikiluaq”
  • Ukrainian: “Санікілуак”
  • Urdu: “سانیکیلوآک”
  • “Sanikiluaq”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sanikiluaq.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Katitavik Sanikiluaq Arena and Sanikiluaq Power Plant.

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Worth a closer look: Iqaluit and Quttinirpaaq National Park.

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