Ivujivik, Quebec
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Ivujivik ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ |
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| Northern village municipality | |
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 Ivujivik
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| Coordinates: 62°25′00″N 77°54′30″W / 62.41667°N 77.90833°WCoordinates: 62°25′00″N 77°54′30″W / 62.41667°N 77.90833°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Kativik |
| Settled | 1938 (mission) |
| Constituted | June 27, 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charlie Paningajak |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.50 km2 (14.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35.21 km2 (13.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 370 |
| • Density | 10.5/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |
 6.0% |
| • Dwellings | 91 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0M 1H0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
Ivujivik (Inuktitut: ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒃ, meaning "Place where ice accumulates because of strong currents", or "Sea-ice crash Area") is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik in northern Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 370.
It is the northernmost settlement in Quebec; in fact it is the northernmost settlement in any Canadian province. All settlements farther north are in Canadian territories.
Unlike most other northern villages in Nunavik, it has no Inuit reserved land of the same name associated with it.
Ivujivik is located in the Nunavik region of the province, some 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) north of Montreal. It is only 28 kilometres (17 mi) south-west from Cape Wolstenholme, the northernmost tip of the Ungava Peninsula, which is in turn the northernmost part of the Labrador Peninsula. It is near Digges Sound, where Hudson Strait meets Hudson Bay. The municipal boundaries include an area of 35.21 square kilometers.
The area is ice-free for 20 working days a year in the summer. There are no road links to the North American road system, nor is this (or any other) Nunavik community linked by road to any of the other villages in the region. The village is served by Ivujivik Airport.
The village itself is located on a small sandy cove between imposing cliffs that drop steeply into Digges Sound. Here the strong currents from Hudson Bay and the Hudson Strait clash, sometimes even crushing trapped animals between the ice floes. Directly north across the sound are West and East Digges Islands. Farther north in the Hudson Strait are Nottingham and Salisbury Islands.
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