Nanisivik
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Nanisivik is a former mining community and now largely abandoned settlement on northern Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mining community
ⓘ
locality ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| airportIATA | YSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airportICAO | CYSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | ET (tundra climate) ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Arctic Bay by road ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceToArcticBay | approximately 28 kilometres ⓘ |
| feature | deep-water port site ⓘ |
| federalElectoralDistrict | Nunavut (federal electoral district) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerFunction | lead-zinc mining town ⓘ |
| formerPopulationType | company town ⓘ |
| governmentJurisdiction | Government of Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ghost towns in Nunavut
ⓘ
Mining communities in Nunavut ⓘ Populated places on Baffin Island ⓘ |
| housingType | prefabricated housing ⓘ |
| latitudeApprox | 73°N ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
Baffin Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunavut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Qikiqtaaluk Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Arctic Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Strathcona Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineClosingYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| mineOpeningYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| mineOperator | Breakwater Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFacilityName | Nanisivik Naval Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFacilityOperator | Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Arctic Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | largely abandoned ⓘ |
| postMiningUse | proposed naval facility site ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry | mining ⓘ |
| primaryMinedResource |
lead
ⓘ
zinc ⓘ |
| regionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Inuktitut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | gravel road ⓘ |
| settlementAbandoned | early 2000s ⓘ |
| settlementEstablished | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| strategicRole | Arctic refuelling and berthing station ⓘ |
| territorialElectoralDistrict | Quttiktuq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−5 ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC−4 ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | Nanisivik Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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