Tuktoyaktuk

Tuktoyaktuk is a locality in Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories.

Places of Interest

Highlights include James Gruben Airport and Pingo Canadian Landmark.

James Gruben Airport

Aerodrome

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport is near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport was originally built to serve the Distant Early Warning Line site adjacent to Tuktoyaktuk.

Pingo Canadian Landmark, also known as Pingo National Landmark, is a natural area protecting eight pingos near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. It is in a coastal region of the Arctic Ocean which contains approximately 1,350 Arctic ice dome hills—approximately one quarter of the world's pingos. Pingo Canadian Landmark is situated 4 km southwest of Tuktoyaktuk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuktoyaktuk.

Tuktoyaktuk

Photo: Dlogic, CC BY 3.0.

Tuktoyaktuk, commonly known simply as Tuk, is an Inuvialuit village of 900 people on the Arctic Ocean in the extreme north of Canada's Northwest Territories.

Tuktoyaktuk

Type: Locality
Location: Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

69.4251° or 69° 25′ 30″ north

Longitude

-133.0061° or 133° 0′ 22″ west

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

94X8CXGV+2H

GeoNames ID

11995149

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ice Lake and Tern Island.

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