Kangiqsujuaq (northern village)
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Kangiqsujuaq ᑲᖏᖅᓱᔪᐊᖅ |
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| Northern village municipality | |
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 Kangiqsujuaq
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| Coordinates (901, chemin Sinaitia): 61°36′N 71°58′W / 61.600°N 71.967°WCoordinates: 61°36′N 71°58′W / 61.600°N 71.967°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Kativik |
| Constituted | September 20, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mary A. Pilurtuut |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.60 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.56 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 696 |
| • Density | 55.4/km2 (143/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |
 15.0% |
| • Dwellings | 174 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0M 1K0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
Kangiqsujuaq (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᖅᓱᔪᐊᖅ) is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 696 in the Canada 2011 Census. The community has also been known as Wakeham Bay. The name "Kangiqsujuaq" means "the large bay" in Inuktitut.
It is located on the Ungava Peninsula, on the Cap du Prince-de-Galles on the Hudson Strait. It is served by the small Kangiqsujuaq Airport.
During winter, when the tides are extremely low, local Inuit sometimes climb beneath the shifting sea ice to gather blue mussels. They break holes in the ice and then can walk for a short time on the exposed sea bed and collect this food. This risky way of gathering the mussels goes back for generations.
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