Pangnirtung
Pangnirtung
Panniqtuuq ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ | |
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"Uptown" neighbourhood of Pangnirtung. April 2006 | |
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Seal | |
| Nicknames: "Pang", "Switzerland of the Arctic" | |
Pangnirtung Pangnirtung | |
| Coordinates: 66°08′40″N 065°42′55″W / 66.14444°N 65.71528°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Electoral district | Pangnirtung |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Stevie Komoartok |
| • MLA | Johnny Mike |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,504 |
| • Density | 190.6/km2 (494/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | www |
Pangnirtung (or Pang, also Pangniqtuuq, in syllabics: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ [paŋniqtuːq]) is an Inuit hamlet in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, located on Baffin Island. The community is located about 45 km (28 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, and about 2,700 km (1,700 mi) from the North Pole. Pangnirtung is situated on a coastal plain at the coast of Pangnirtung Fjord, a fjord which eventually merges with Cumberland Sound. As of October 2024, the mayor is Stevie Komoartok.