Whale Cove

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Whale Cove is a small Inuit community and coastal hamlet in Nunavut, Canada, located on the western shore of Hudson Bay.

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Whale Cove canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inuit community
hamlet
settlement
areaCode 867
climate Arctic climate
coast Hudson Bay coast NERFINISHED
country Canada
ethnicGroup Inuit NERFINISHED
federalElectoralDistrict Nunavut NERFINISHED
governingBody Hamlet of Whale Cove Council NERFINISHED
hasAirport Whale Cove Airport NERFINISHED
hasCommunityHall yes
hasCulturalGroup Inuit of Kivalliq Region NERFINISHED
hasHealthCentre yes
hasLocalGovernmentStatus hamlet under Nunavut legislation
hasOfficialLanguage English
Inuktitut NERFINISHED
hasSchool yes
hasSeaIceSeason long winter sea-ice season
hasTraditionalActivities caribou hunting
fishing on Hudson Bay
seal hunting
indigenousTerritory traditional Inuit lands
isRemoteCommunity true
latitudeApprox around 62°N
locatedIn Nunavut NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kivalliq Region NERFINISHED
locatedOn western shore of Hudson Bay
locatedOnBodyOfWater Hudson Bay NERFINISHED
longitudeApprox around 92°W
partOf Arctic Canada NERFINISHED
population approximately 400–500 inhabitants
postalCodePrefix X0C
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
subsistence hunting
trapping
region Kivalliq coast NERFINISHED
regionType coastal community
roadAccess no all-season road connection to southern Canada
settlementType coastal hamlet
territorialCapitalDistance south of Rankin Inlet
territorialElectoralDistrict Arviat North–Whale Cove NERFINISHED
timeZone Central Time Zone
transportConnection served by air
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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Kivalliq Region hasSettlement Whale Cove