Keewatin Region

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Keewatin Region was the former name of the Kivalliq Region, a vast administrative area in Nunavut, Canada, known for its Arctic tundra communities and Inuit culture.

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Keewatin Region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region
subdivision of the Northwest Territories
borderedBy Baffin Region NERFINISHED
Hudson Bay NERFINISHED
Kitikmeot Region NERFINISHED
Manitoba NERFINISHED
Saskatchewan NERFINISHED
changedNameTo Kivalliq Region NERFINISHED
containsSettlement Arviat NERFINISHED
Baker Lake NERFINISHED
Chesterfield Inlet NERFINISHED
Coral Harbour NERFINISHED
Rankin Inlet NERFINISHED
Repulse Bay NERFINISHED
Whale Cove NERFINISHED
country Canada
culturalRegion Inuit Nunangat NERFINISHED
dissolvedOn 1999
ethnicGroup Inuit NERFINISHED
governedBy Government of the Northwest Territories NERFINISHED
hasCapital Rankin Inlet NERFINISHED
hasClimate polar climate
hasEcosystem Arctic tundra
hasIndigenousCulture Inuit culture
historicalEra 20th century
late 20th century
laterGovernedBy Government of Nunavut NERFINISHED
locatedIn Canadian Arctic NERFINISHED
Nunavut NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
UTC−06:00
locatedOn Arctic tundra NERFINISHED
west coast of Hudson Bay
namedAfter Keewatin District NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
Inuktitut NERFINISHED
partOf Arctic Archipelago region of Canada NERFINISHED
Northwest Territories NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
hunting
mining
trapping
replacedBy Kivalliq Region NERFINISHED

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Kivalliq Region previousName Keewatin Region