Gjøa Haven

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Gjøa Haven is a small Inuit community in Nunavut, Canada, historically notable as the place where Roald Amundsen’s expedition successfully overwintered while navigating the Northwest Passage.

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Gjøa Haven canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community
hamlet
human settlement
climate polar climate
country Canada
governedBy Hamlet council
hasCommunicationInfrastructure satellite-based services
hasCulturalAttraction Amundsen memorials
local Inuit art
hasCulturalEvent Inuit cultural celebrations
hasEducationalFacility local schools
hasHealthFacility health centre
hasHeritage Inuit culture
hasHistoricalRole support point for Arctic exploration
hasIndigenousName Inuinnaqtun
surface form: Uqsuqtuuq
hasIndigenousNameMeaning place of plenty blubber
hasMajorityEthnicGroup Inuit
hasNearbyGeographicFeature Queen Maud Gulf
Simpson Strait
hasOfficialLanguage English
Inuktitut
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fishing
hunting
tourism
trapping
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
Inuit traditional beliefs
hasPrimarySubsistenceActivity caribou hunting
seal hunting
hasTransportation Gjoa Haven Airport
historicallyNotableFor Roald Amundsen's overwintering during Northwest Passage expedition
locatedIn Arctic Canada
Arctic Archipelago
surface form: Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Kitikmeot Region
Northwest Passage
Nunavut
locatedOn King William Island
namedAfter Gjøa
Amundsen Gjøa expedition
surface form: Roald Amundsen's ship Gjøa
partOf Canada
postalCodePrefix X0B
regionType Arctic hamlet
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
visitedBy Roald Amundsen

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