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ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ Sanirajak
Nunavuttown
Total population
848
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Nunavut, Canada, ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ Sanirajak is classified as a small town in public datasets. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 848. ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ Sanirajak maps to 68.793°, -81.244° — squarely within the polar belt. The latitude suggests extreme seasonal daylight swings and prolonged cold. The location receives about 922 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 36% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves15
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767 · Aves9
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 · Aves8
- Sabine's GullXema sabini (Sabine, 1819) · Aves8
- Snow/Ross's GooseAnser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8
- BrantBranta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763) · Aves6
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
- ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ Igloolik42.7 mi away · pop. 2,000
- Saputit170.1 mi away
- Mary River180.2 mi away
- Shimik196 mi away
- ᓇᐅᔮᑦ Naujaat204 mi away · pop. 1,082
- Repulse Bay204.1 mi away
- Milne Inlet213.7 mi away
- ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ Kugaaruk216 mi away · pop. 500
- ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ Pond Inlet279.9 mi away · pop. 1,617
- ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ Taloyoak305.9 mi away · pop. 500
- ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ Arctic Bay305.9 mi away · pop. 690
- Wager Bay321.7 mi away
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
- 6204011
- Population (Wikidata)
- 891
- Wikidata
- Q1571291
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012