Arviat
Arviat is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arviat is derived from the Inuktitut word arviq meaning "Bowhead whale".
- Town with about 2,860 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code YEK
- …is also known as “ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ Arviat”
- …was formerly known as “Eskimo Point”
- Description: hamlet in Nunavut, Canada
Places of Interest
Discover Arviat Airport.
Arviat Airport
Arviat Airport is located at Arviat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
Arviat
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Latitude
61.1073° or 61° 6′ 26″ north
Longitude
-94.0564° or 94° 3′ 23″ west
UN/LOCODE
CA YEK
Open location code
96H74W4V+WC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Arviat” goes by many names.
ArviatAlbanian
أرفياتArabic
আরভিয়াটBengali
АрвиатBulgarian
ArviatCatalan
Eskimo PointCatalan
ArviatCebuano
亚怀亚特Chinese
亞懷亞特Chinese
阿维亚特Chinese
ArviatDanish
ArviatDutch
آرفياتEgyptian Arabic
ArviatFinnish
Eskimo PointFinnish
ArviatGalician
Eskimo PointGalician
ΆρβιατGreek
અરવિઆટGujarati
अरवियतHindi
ArviatIndonesian
ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦInuktitut
ArviatItalian
Eskimo PointItalian
アルヴィアトJapanese
アルビアトJapanese
ಆರ್ವಿಯಟ್Kannada
아리밧Korean
ArviataLatvian
ArvijatasLithuanian
ArviatMalay
अरविएटMarathi
ArviatNhengatu
ArwiatiNhengatu
ArviatNorwegian
ArviatNorwegian Bokmål
ArviatNorwegian Nynorsk
آرویاتPersian
ArviatPolish
อาร์เวียตThai
ArviatTurkish
Eskimo PointTurkish
АрвіатUkrainian
Ескімо-ПойнтUkrainian
ارویاتUrdu
ArviatVietnamese
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nuvuk and Qikiqtaarjuk.
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”
Nunavut: Highlights
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