Kangirsuk (northern village)
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Kangirsuk ᑲᖏᕐᓱᖅ |
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| Northern village municipality | |
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 Kangirsuk
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| Coordinates (101, chemin Kuuvviliariaq): 60°01′05″N 70°01′40″W / 60.01806°N 70.02778°WCoordinates: 60°01′05″N 70°01′40″W / 60.01806°N 70.02778°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| TE | Kativik |
| Established | 1921 (trading post) |
| Constituted | January 17, 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Noah Eetook |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.70 km2 (23.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 57.26 km2 (22.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 549 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |
 17.8% |
| • Dwellings | 163 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0M 1A0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
Kangirsuk (in Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᓱᖅ/Kangirsuq, meaning "the bay") is an Inuit village in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It is 230 kilometres (140 mi) north of Kuujjuaq, between Aupaluk and Quaqtaq. The community is only accessible by air (Kangirsuk Airport) and, in late summer, by boat. The village used to be known also as Payne Bay and Bellin.
Kangirsuk is located above the tree line near the mouth of the Arnaud River on the north shore of Payne Bay, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) inland from the western coast of Ungava Bay. A rocky cliff to the north and a large, rocky hill to the west partially surround the village.
In the 11th century the area was possibly visited by Vikings. Not far from the village on Pamiok Island, Thomas E. Lee, an archaeologist from Laval University, discovered a stone foundation of what is believed to be a Viking long house. Another archeological site, Hammer of Thor, is located on north shores of Payne River about 25 km west of the village.
Inuit have hunted and fished along the Ungava Bay coast for centuries. Permanent European settlement did not occur until 1921 when the Revillon Frères company set up a trading post here, named Payne River in memory of Frank F. Payne, who explored the region during the winter of 1885-1886. Four years later, the competing Hudson's Bay Company also set up a post. The Inuit remained nomadic however and only visited the site as a summer encampment because of the abundance of game.
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