Sanirajak Explained

Official Name:Sanirajak
Native Name:ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Territory
Subdivision Name1:Nunavut
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Qikiqtaaluk
Subdivision Type3:Electoral district
Subdivision Name3:Amittuq
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Philip Anguratsiaq
Leader Title1:MLA Amittuq
Leader Name1:Joelie Kaernerk
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1953
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Total Km2:16.36
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:891
Population Density Km2:54.5
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Coordinates:68.7903°N -81.2375°W
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:8
Postal Code Type:Canadian Postal code
Postal Code:X0A 0K0
Area Code:867

Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning the shoreline[4]), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020,[5] is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately south of Igloolik.

History

It was established in 1957 during the construction of a Distant Early Warning (DEW) site. Currently the settlement is home to a North Warning System radar facility and the Hall Beach Airport.

In 1971, seven sounding rockets of the Tomahawk Sandia type were launched from Sanirajak, some reaching altitudes of .[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Sanirajak (Hall Beach) had a population of 891 living in 197 of its 205 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 848. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

Geography

Climate

Sanirajak has a tundra climate (Köppen: ETf), a polar climate sub-type under the Köppen climate classification, without the presence of trees, and iced over for most of the year.[8] Summers are very short and cool, with chilly nights. Winters are long and extremely cold, lasting most of the year with little chance of a thaw.

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal Election Results 2019-2020. 21 January 2023. Elections Nunavut.
  2. Web site: 2021 General Election. 21 January 2023. Elections Nunavut.
  3. Elevation at airport.
  4. Web site: Sanirajak (Hall Beach). 21 January 2023.
  5. News: Tranter . Emma . Nunavut minister signs off on name changes for two communities . 6 October 2020 . Nunatsiaq News . Nunatsiaq News . Nortext Publishing Corporation . 28 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200817124927/https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/nunavut-minister-signs-off-on-name-changes-for-two-communities/ . 17 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Hall Beach. https://web.archive.org/web/20081202184154/http://www.astronautix.com/sites/halbeach.htm . 2 December 2008.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . . 9 February 2022 . 19 February 2022.
  8. Web site: Hall Beach, Nunavut Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase). Weatherbase. 24 March 2020.