| Ivujivik (ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ) | |
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| Ivujivik village | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Region | Nunavik |
| Area | 36,59 km² |
| Population | 370 hab. (2011) |
| Density | 10,11 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | D0M 1H0 |
| Telephone prefix | 1 |
| Spindle | UTC-5 |
| Location | |
 62 ° 25 ′ 12 ″ N 77 ° 55 ′ 12 ″ W | |
| Official site | |
Ivujivik is the northernmost community of Quebec. It is part of the region of Nunavik in the Northern Quebec.
Understand
The northern village of Ivujivik is the northernmost community in Quebec, above 62e parallel. In fact, it is only 28 kilometers from Cape Wolstenholme which is the northernmost point in Quebec.
Inuvik is located on the coast where the Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait currents meet. The place is ice free for only twenty days during the summer. In fact, the name of the village in inuktitut, the main language of the Inuit, means "place where one is caught by drifting ice." »Off the village, there are the Digges Islands which are part of the Nunavut.
Story
The place has been inhabited by Inuit for at least 3,000 years. It is even believed that Ivujivik was the starting point for Inuit migrations in northern Quebec. In 1610, the Digges Islands off Ivujivik were the site of the first meeting between Europeans (Henry Hudson) and the Inuit of Nunavik.
To go
Like all the villages of Nunavik, Ivujivik is not connected to the road network in Quebec. The plane is the only way to reach the village. It is served by Air Inuit.
Circulate
To see
- Northern Lights – The Northern Lights are visible from the tundra, but also directly from the village.
- Cape Wolstenholme – Abandoned trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company and place where Pierre Lemoyne d'Iberville made the first trade with the Inuit of Nunavik.
- Digges Islands – Located off the coast of the village in the Hudson Strait and part of Nunavut, it is the place of the first meeting between Europeans and the Inuit of Nunavik in 1610.
- Inukshuk – A giant inukshuk is located near the airport a little outside the village and several inuksuiit are located on the mountain near the village.
- Old Chimo – The original village, located on the opposite bank a few kilometers from the current village.
- Cape Wolstenholme National Park Reserve – Protected area of 1 263 km2 comprising steep cliffs and fjords reaching 300 m tall as well as the third largest Thick-billed Murre colony in North America.
Do
- Caribou hunting
- Atlantic salmon and arctic char fishing
