Sachs Harbour
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Sachs Harbour is a small Inuvialuit community on Banks Island in the Northwest Territories of Canada, known as one of the northernmost settlements in the country and a center for traditional subsistence activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sachs Harbour canonical | 3 |
| Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community
ⓘ
hamlet ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| accessMode |
primarily accessible by air
ⓘ
seasonal access by sea ⓘ |
| areaCode | 867 ⓘ |
| climate |
Arctic tundra climate
ⓘ
polar climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Inuvialuit Settlement Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuvialuit cultural area
|
| environment |
permafrost
ⓘ
treeless tundra ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuvialuit
|
| governingBody | Hamlet of Sachs Harbour Council ⓘ |
| governingTerritory | Government of the Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
community hall
ⓘ
community store ⓘ health centre ⓘ local school ⓘ |
| indigenousPeople |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuvialuit
|
| knownFor |
Arctic wildlife
ⓘ
muskox populations ⓘ proximity to polar bear habitat ⓘ traditional Inuvialuit subsistence lifestyle ⓘ |
| latitudeCharacteristic | one of the northernmost settlements in Canada ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Archipelago
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic
Inuvik Region ⓘ Northern Canada ⓘ Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Banks Island ⓘ |
| near | Aulavik National Park ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Inuvialuit Settlement Region ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
predominantly Indigenous
ⓘ
small population ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | X0E ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
subsistence fishing
ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ traditional harvesting of wildlife ⓘ trapping ⓘ |
| regionType | remote Arctic community ⓘ |
| representedInLegislatureBy | Member of the Legislative Assembly for Nunakput ⓘ |
| representedInParliamentBy | Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Mountain Daylight Time ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Inuvialuktun ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by Sachs Harbour Airport ⓘ |
| wildlifeRegion |
marine mammal hunting area
ⓘ
migratory bird habitat ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories