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Iqaluit

American  
[ih-kah-loo-it, ee-kah-loo-eet] / ɪˈkɑ lu ɪt, iˈkɑ luˌit /

noun

  1. the capital of Nunavut, Canada, in SE Baffin Island.


Iqaluit British  
/ ɪˈkælʊɪt /

noun

  1. Former name: Frobisher Bay.  a town in N Canada, capital of Nunavut. Pop: 5236 (2001)

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He noted that Iqaluit, the capital of Canada's northern territory of Nunavut, is only an hour flight away from Nuuk.

From BBC

Another standout is the production’s commitment to authenticity: nearly 500 locals were used as background actors while the show filmed in Iqaluit, Nunavut’s real-life capital.

From Salon

Located in the Arctic, where average temperatures in the capital city Iqaluit are below freezing for eight months of the year, it is so vast and inaccessible that the only way to travel between its 25 communities is by air.

From BBC

The ballot boxes are then flown to Iqaluit, and then to Ottawa.

From BBC

So there's a third destination on this whistle-stop tour – Iqaluit, the capital of Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut and homeland of its Inuit people.

From BBC