Kangiqsualujjuaq (northern village)
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Kangiqsualujjuaq ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᔾᔪᐊᖅ |
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| Northern village municipality | |
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 Kangiqsualujjuaq
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| Coordinates: 58°41′N 65°57′W / 58.683°N 65.950°WCoordinates: 58°41′N 65°57′W / 58.683°N 65.950°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Kativik |
| Constituted | February 2, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hilda Snowball |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.50 km2 (13.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35.05 km2 (13.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 874 |
| • Density | 24.9/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |
 18.9% |
| • Dwellings | 191 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0M 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
Kangiqsualujjuaq (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᔾᔪᐊᖅ; also Kangirsualujjuaq ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᔾᔪᐊᖅ) is an Inuit village located on the east coast of Ungava Bay at the mouth of the George River, in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 874.
The community has also been known as Fort Severight, Fort George River, George River, and Port-Nouveau-Québec. The name "Kangiqsualujjuaq" means "the very large bay" in Inuktitut.
Industries in Kangiqsualujjuaq include hunting of caribou, seal and beluga whale, Arctic char fishing, and the production of Inuit art.
The town is also the main terminus of the George River canoeing expeditions (e.g. one of Chewonki Foundation's canoe trips).
It is served by the small Kangiqsualujjuaq Airport. The police services are provided by the Kativik Regional Police Force.
Kangiqsualujjuaq is located 1,688 km (1,049 mi) to the northeast of Montreal. Access to the township is by plane, although Kangiqsualujjuamiut occasionally travel to Kuujjuaq in winter by snowmobile and in summer by boat, a journey of approximately 160 km (99 mi) to the southwest. Journeys across the Torngat Mountains by snowmobile to the Labrador settlements Nain and Nachvak are rarely embarked upon these days, but were commonplace when dog teams were used. Cargo ships from Montreal deliver cumbersome supplies and equipment to the community every summer.
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