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ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ Pangnirtung
Nunavuttown
Total population
1,481
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Nunavut, Canada, ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ Pangnirtung stands as a small town. The population stands at approximately 1,481. Its coordinates of 66.148°, -65.717° place it in the subarctic zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,079 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests short summers and long, very cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ Pangnirtung.
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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
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767 · Aves2
- White CottongrassEriophorum scheuchzeri Hoppe · Liliopsida2
- Arctic wintergreenPyrola grandiflora Radius · Magnoliopsida2
- Alpine BistortBistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre · Magnoliopsida2
- Sea SandwortHonckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh. · Magnoliopsida2
- alpine fireweedChamaenerion latifolium (L.) Sweet · Magnoliopsida2
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Nunavut
- Pangniqtuuq0.6 mi away
- Iglunga40.8 mi away
- ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ Qikiqtarjuaq107.8 mi away · pop. 473
- Kekertuk109.6 mi away
- Cape Dyer125.5 mi away
- Kivitoo126.4 mi away
- Iqaluit ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ184.9 mi away · pop. 7,740
- ᓂᐊᖁᓐᖑᑦ185.2 mi away
- Amadjuak249 mi away
- ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ Kimmirut259.3 mi away · pop. 480
- ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ Clyde River307.7 mi away · pop. 900
- ᑭᙵᐃᑦ340.1 mi away · pop. 1,441
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









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 6204009
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,504
- Wikidata
- Q631747
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012