Official website (https://bakerlake.ca/en/home/)
Official website
Municipality of Baker Lake | Nunavut
The official website for the Municipality of Baker Lake. Baker Lake is known for its arts and crafts and huge natural resource industry. The only community in Nunavut that is inland and located near the geographic center of Canada.
bakerlake.ca →Baker Lake, or Qamani'tuaq, is the 4th largest community in Nunavut. With a population greater than 2069 (2016 census). Situated inland at the mouth of the Thelon River, close to the geographic centre of Canada. In the Kivalliq Region of the Nunavut Territory, Baker Lake is located 320 km inland from the west coast of the Hudson Bay. Well known for its arts and craft community, Baker lake has distinguished artists and studios promoting arts and crafts, such as the Inuit Heritage Centre and the Jessie Oonark Centre. Its huge natural resource industry also has a significant impact on the economic development of Baker Lake. The Development of the Meadowbank gold mine has already created numerous local jobs.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2061
- Area
- 179.54
- Elevation
- 18
- Official website
- bakerlake.ca/en/home
- Image
- Baker Lake Visitors' Center 1995-06-26.jpg
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- postal code
- X0C 0A0
- Commons category
- Baker Lake, Nunavut
- inception
- 1916-00-00
- native label
- Qamani'tuaq
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2 mapped locations