Paulatuk
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Territory : | Northwest Territories | |
Region: | Inuvik region | |
Coordinates : | 69 ° 21 ′ N , 124 ° 4 ′ W | |
Residents : | 294 (as of 2006) | |
Place view |
Paulatuk ("place of coal") is a community in the Canadian Northwest Territories , north of the Arctic Circle . It is located at a height of 15 meters on Darnley Bay on the Amundsen Gulf . The community is located in the Tuktut Nogait National Park . At the 2006 census, the place had 294 inhabitants, of which 265 were Inuit . English and Inuvialuktun are spoken.
The community cannot be reached by road, but there is an airport that Aklak Air flies to from Inuvik three times a week. During the ice-free time, the place is approached once by ship from Hay River by Northern Transportation Company Limited .
Individual evidence
- ^ Paulatuk ( English ) In: 2006 Canada Census . 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ↑ Aboriginal identity population by age groups, median age and sex, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) - 20% sample data ( English ) .... 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ^ Paulatuk profile . Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ↑ Aklak Air schedule ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2008 sailing schedule ( memento of the original from April 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.