Ennadai Explained

Ennadai
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location
Coordinates:61.1333°N -153°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1:Nunavut
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Kivalliq

Ennadai is a formerly populated place in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Located on a peninsula that juts into northeastern Ennadai Lake it faces an unnamed island. It is northwest of Churchill, Manitoba and west of Arviat.[1] Ennadai and the surrounding area has been the traditional home of the Ahiarmiut (Ihalmiut), a Caribou Inuit band.

The Ennadai Lake Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System, a former weather station at this locale, consisted of four buildings. The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals operated a base, Ennadai Lake Radio Station, (VEJ) at Ennadai from the summer of 1949 until 18 September 1954 when it was turned over to the Department of Transportation.[2] An INCO Exploration Camp existed at Ennadai at about the same time.

Climate

Ennadai has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Fox, Greville H. . North Country Aviation Tales: Search & Rescue, Jets, Bush Flying and the Airlines. Trafford Publishing. 2002 . 31–38. 1-55369-498-8.
  2. Book: Crowe, Keith J. . A history of the original peoples of northern Canada. McGill-Queen's Press. 1991. 2. 180. 0-7735-0880-5.