Sanikiluaq Lake

Sanikiluaq Lake is a lake in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanikiluaq Airport and Paatsaali School.

Aerodrome
is located at , , , and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. It is one of the few airports in Nunavut that uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.

School building
is a high school in , , Canada. opened in 2011 and has 177 students. Next door to the school is Nuiyak School, an elementary school with 126 students from kindergarten to grade six.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanikiluaq.

Town
Photo: naturallight, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Sanikiluaq Lake

Latitude
56.5335° or 56° 32′ 1″ north
Longitude
-79.22° or 79° 13′ 12″ west
Open location code
9782GQMJ+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 401697367
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
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Satellite Map

Discover Sanikiluaq Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Highlights include Sanikiluaq Power Plant and Katitavik Sanikiluaq Arena.

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