Nanisivik Naval Facility

Nanisivik Naval Facility is a military installation in Nunavut, Northern Canada. Nanisivik Naval Facility is situated nearby to the locality Nanisivik Mine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nanisivik.

Nanisivik

Dwelling

Photo: Loimere, Public domain.

Nanisivik is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. Nanisivik is situated 3½ km south of Nanisivik Naval Facility.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanisivik Mine.

Nanisivik Mine

Locality

Nanisivik Mine was a zinc-lead mine in the company town of Nanisivik, Nunavut, 750 km north of the Arctic Circle on Baffin Island. It was Canada's first mine in the Arctic. Nanisivik Mine is situated 5 km southeast of Nanisivik Naval Facility.

Nanisivik Naval Facility

Type: Military installation
Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

73.0682° or 73° 4′ 6″ north

Longitude

-84.54775° or 84° 32′ 52″ west

Operator

Canadian Forces

Open location code

C65Q3F92+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 975709160

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

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In Other Languages

“Nanisivik Naval Facility” goes by many names.

French: “installation navale de Nanisivik”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Borden Peninsula and Nanisivik Airport.

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