Tasiujaq (northern village)
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Tasiujaq ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ |
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| Northern village municipality | |
 Tasiujaq
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| Coordinates: 58°42′N 69°56′W / 58.700°N 69.933°WCoordinates: 58°42′N 69°56′W / 58.700°N 69.933°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 | Billy Cain |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.30 km2 (25.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 303 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |
 22.2% |
| • Dwellings | 72 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0M 1T0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
Tasiujaq (Inuktitut: ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ, meaning: Which resembles a lake) is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 303.
It was built on the shores of Leaf Lake at the head of Deep Harbour and lies a few kilometres north of the tree line, where the shrub tundra finally gives way to the arctic tundra. Tasiujaq actually refers to the whole of Leaf Basin: Leaf Lake, Leaf Passage and Leaf Bay. Leaf Basin is renowned for its high tides, which regularly exceed 15 metres.
The region is very rich in marine mammals (seal and beluga), fish (Arctic char, Atlantic salmon, trout), ducks (particularly eider ducks) and many seabirds; also, close to 1000 musk-ox roam the surrounding area. Gyrfalcons and peregrine falcons are commonly found nesting on the islands of Leaf Basin and surrounding cliffs.
The French fur company Révillon Frères and the Hudson's Bay Company each opened trading posts in 1905 and 1907, respectively, on a site located east of today's settlement. This settlement was along a traditional dogsled route used by Inuit to travel between Kuujjuaq and Kangirsuk. However, both posts had been closed by 1935 without any village ever having developed around them.
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