Coral Harbour, Nunavut

Coral Harbour, Nunavut

Coral Harbour (Inuktitut: Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓖᑦ), 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 and the name of the settlement in Inuktitut is "Salliq" which means "flat".

The only way to reach this community is by plane and the main transportation on the island itself (nearly the same size as Switzerland) is by snowmobile and dog sleigh. 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, Gyr Falcons, and (rarely) Peregrine Falcons.

As of the 2006 census the population was 769, an increase of 8.0% from the 2001 census. [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6205014&Geo2=PR&Code2=62&Data=Count&SearchText=Coral%20Harbour&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=6205014 2006 census] ] Coral Harbour is the only Nunavut community that does not observe Daylight Saving Time, remaining on Eastern Standard Time year-round.

ee also

*Coral Harbour Airport

References

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.

External links

* [http://www.gov.nu.ca/english/about/Nunavut%20Communities%20Jan%2008.pdf Coral Harbour at the Government of Nunavut]
* [http://www.coralharbourhotel.com/ Coral Harbour Hotel: Esungarq Inn]
* [http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/nunavut_communities/corhar.html/ The Atlas of Canada: Coral Harbour]
* [http://firstcoralharbour.tripod.com/ First Coral Harbour Cubs]


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