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Cape Smith / Qikirtajuaq
Nunavuthamlet
Total population
0
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cape Smith / Qikirtajuaq is a hamlet that lies in Nunavut, Canada. Cape Smith / Qikirtajuaq maps to 60.735°, -78.474° — squarely within the subarctic belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests short summers and long, very cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,096 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 43% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767 · Aves8
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8
- American herring gull, Smithsonian GullLarus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves8
- American PipitAnthus rubescens (Tunstall, 1771) · Aves7
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 · Aves5
- Common EiderSomateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
- Horned LarkEremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
- Pacific codGadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 · Animalia3
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2024-01-14184 km WSW of Salluit, Canada
- M 3.7 — 2007-09-02270 km SW of Salluit, Canada
- M 3.2 — 2007-08-14264 km SW of Salluit, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org