Coral Harbour
| Coral Harbour ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ Salliq/Salliit | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
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Coral Harbour | |
  Coral Harbour | |
| Coordinates: 64°08′13″N 083°09′51″W / 64.13694°N 83.16417°WCoordinates: 64°08′13″N 083°09′51″W / 64.13694°N 83.16417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq Region |
| Electoral district | Aivilik |
| Government[1][2] | |
| • Mayor | Willie Nakoolak[3] |
| • MLA | Steve Mapsalak |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 137.91 km2 (53.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation[5] | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 834 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0C 0C0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
| Website | www.coralharbour.ca |
Coral Harbour (Inuktitut: Salliq/Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ),[6][7][8][9] is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its name is derived from the fossilized coral that can be found around the waters of the community which is situated at the head of South Bay. The name of the settlement in Inuktitut is Salliq, sometimes used to refer to all of Southampton Island.[10] The plural Salliit, means large flat island(s) in front of the mainland.[6][11]
History
The Sadlermiut ("inhabitants of Salliq") whose name is derived from Salliq[12] previously occupied the area. The Sadlermiut are thought to be the last vestige of the Tuniit. The Tuniit, a pre-Inuit culture, officially went ethnically and culturally extinct in 1902-03[13] when a Western illness killed all of the Sallirmiut in a matter of weeks. However, others believe that the Sadlermiut were in fact descendants of the Thule, whose geographically isolated culture would have developed idiosyncratically from the mainland Thule culture. A third theory indicates that the Sadlermiut did not necessarily belong to either group, but because of intermarriage, their roots may have in fact been part of both Dorset and Thule cultures.[13][14]
At the beginning of the 20th century, the area was repopulated by Aivilingmiut, whose name was to be later adapted for the Aivilik electoral district, from the Repulse Bay and Chesterfield Inlet areas, influenced to do so by whaler Capt. George Comer and others. Baffin Islanders arrived 25 years later. John Ell, who as a young child travelled with his mother Shoofly on Comer's schooners, eventually became the most famous of Southampton Island's re-settled population.[15]
Demographics
At the 2011 census the population was 834,[4] an increase of 8.5% from the 2006 census. Coral Harbour is the only Nunavut community that does not observe daylight saving time, remaining on Eastern Standard Time year-round.
Transportation
The only way to reach this community is by plane at Coral Harbour Airport or by water (such as the resupply barges that come from Churchill, Manitoba, every summer) and the main transportation on the island itself (nearly the same size as Switzerland) is by snowmobile and dog sleigh in the winter and all-terrain vehicle in the summer. Despite the harsh climate there is plentiful wildlife around the island. Among some of the species found there are walruses, polar bears, barren-ground caribou, ringed seals, gyrfalcons, and (rarely) peregrine falcons.
Notable residents
- James Arvaluk, Nunavut's first Minister of Education and current member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Tunnuniq,[16] representing Pond Inlet. Arvaluk had previously been elected in Nanulik representing the hamlets of Chesterfield Inlet and Coral Harbour.[17] Prior to 1 April 1999 division of the Northwest Territories he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the Aivilik (now split between Rankin Inlet North, Akulliq and Nanulik[17]) electoral district.
- Tagak Curley, founder and first president Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuit Tapirisat of Canada). Curley is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet North. Prior to division he represented Keewatin South and Aivilik and also stood as the Liberal candidate in the 1979 election for the Nunatsiaq (now Nunavut) riding.
- Patterk Netser, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Nanulik.
- Pudlo Pudlat, notable artist who was born on Baffin Island but lived in the Coral Harbour area until the age of six.
- Manitok Thompson, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut for Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove, and prior to division, of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for Aivilik. She was Nunavut's first female cabinet minister.
Climate
| Climate data for Coral Harbour Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | −0.6 | −1.9 | −0.5 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 22.8 | 32.8 | 30.1 | 19.9 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 32.8 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−1.1 (30) |
0.0 (32) |
5.0 (41) |
9.4 (48.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.1 (79) |
18.5 (65.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −25.5 (−13.9) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −29.6 (−21.3) |
−29.7 (−21.5) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
−16.1 (3) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
10.0 (50) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−6.1 (21) |
−16.1 (3) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −33.7 (−28.7) |
−33.9 (−29) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−21.1 (−6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−15.0 (5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −52.8 (−63) |
−51.4 (−60.5) |
−49.4 (−56.9) |
−39.4 (−38.9) |
−31.1 (−24) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−1.1 (30) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−17.2 (1) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−48.9 (−56) |
−52.8 (−63) |
| Record low wind chill | −69.5 | −69.3 | −64.3 | −55.1 | −39.7 | −23.2 | −8.2 | −11.8 | −23.7 | −43.7 | −54.8 | −64.2 | −69.5 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.5 (0.374) |
7.0 (0.276) |
11.2 (0.441) |
18.2 (0.717) |
19.0 (0.748) |
27.6 (1.087) |
34.1 (1.343) |
59.4 (2.339) |
45.4 (1.787) |
33.8 (1.331) |
22.9 (0.902) |
14.8 (0.583) |
302.9 (11.925) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.4 (0.016) |
4.3 (0.169) |
20.8 (0.819) |
34.1 (1.343) |
58.9 (2.319) |
36.7 (1.445) |
7.2 (0.283) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.0 (0) |
163.0 (6.417) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 9.6 (3.78) |
7.1 (2.8) |
11.3 (4.45) |
18.2 (7.17) |
14.9 (5.87) |
6.9 (2.72) |
0.0 (0) |
0.6 (0.24) |
8.6 (3.39) |
26.7 (10.51) |
22.9 (9.02) |
14.8 (5.83) |
141.6 (55.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.5 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 125.1 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 43.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 8.6 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 87.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64.9 | 64.2 | 67.5 | 73.8 | 80.3 | 73.9 | 63.1 | 68.9 | 75.6 | 84.8 | 77.6 | 69.7 | 72.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.9 | 112.1 | 187.4 | 240.2 | 239.9 | 262.2 | 312.3 | 220.4 | 109.8 | 70.8 | 47.9 | 18.8 | 1,859.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22.4 | 47.0 | 51.6 | 53.2 | 42.0 | 41.9 | 51.2 | 43.3 | 27.9 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 13.9 | 36.8 |
| Source: Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010[18] | |||||||||||||
Throughout December 2010 and early January 2011, Nunavut, northern Quebec and western Greenland set many high temperature records. In Coral Harbour, a high of 3.3 °C (37.9 °F) in mid-December broke the old record of 1.7 °C (35.1 °F) set in 1963.[19] The daily minimum temperature on 6 January 2011, was about 30 °C (54 °F) warmer than normal.[20][21] The unusual warmth was due largely to an unseasonal area of high pressure over Greenland, and very negative values of the Arctic oscillation and North Atlantic oscillation. Mostly in the 21st century, the conditions have combined to produce an Arctic dipole anomaly that brings warm air to the Arctic regions and cold air to the continents.
Geological resources
The limestones around Coral Harbour (and nearby regions of Bad Cache Rapids) predominantly have a "Low Purity" value for industrial use.[22]
See also
References
- ↑ Nunavummiut elect new municipal leaders
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Aivilik at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ Willie Nakoolak elected mayor of Coral Harbour
- 1 2 3 "2011 Coral Harbour Census". Statistics Canada.
- ↑ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
- 1 2 Nunavut Communities
- ↑ TRPS 2008 December Innuinaqtun
- ↑ Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti · Qiniqhiajun Nunaliktigun
- ↑ Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti · ᕿᓂᕈᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᑎᒍᑦ
- ↑ Mourir et renaître: la réception du christianisme par les Inuit de l'Arctique de l'Est canadien (1890-1940)
- ↑ Tusaalanga
- ↑ Petrone, Penny (1988). Northern Voices: Inuit Writing in English. University of Toronto Press. pp. 12–14. ISBN 0-8020-7717-X.
- 1 2 Briggs, Jean L.; J. Garth Taylor. "The Canadian Encyclopedia: Sadlermiut Inuit". Historica Foundation of Canada. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ↑ "Canadian Arctic historical archaeology in review". Revista de Arqueología Americana. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ↑ Rowley, Graham. Cold comfort : my love affair with the Arctic. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-7735-1393-0. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ↑ Arvaluk victorious in Nunavut byelection
- 1 2 Nanulik
- ↑ "Coral Harbour A" (CSV (4222 KB)). Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Climate ID: 2301000. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
- ↑ Colton, Jill (22 December 2010). "Jet stream causing abnormal weather pattern". The Weather Network news. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ Freedman, Andrew (7 February 2011). "The winter the Arctic shifted south". The Washington Post - Capital Weather Gang. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ Henson, Bob. "Cold comfort: Canada's record-smashing mildness". NCAR & UCAR. Currents. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ↑ Industrial Limestone (carbonate) Resources, Southampton Island
Further reading
- Bower, Margaret E. Aeromagnetic Surveys Across Hudson Bay from Churchill to Coral Harbour and Churchill to Great Whale River. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys, Canada, 1960.
- Feheley Fine Arts (Toronto). Contemporary Coral Harbour. Toronto, Ont: Feheley Fine Arts, 2002.
Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana, and Robert Brent Anderson, "Entrepreneurship in Coral Harbour, Nunavut" International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 9 (2), June 2008, pp. 1–10.
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