Kangirsuk

Also known as Kangirsuq, Payne Bay, Bellin

Kangirsuk (in Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᕐᓱᖅ/Kangirsuq, meaning "the bay") is an Inuit village in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. It is north of Kuujjuaq, between Aupaluk and Quaqtaq. The community is only accessible by air (Kangirsuk Airport) and, in late summer, by boat. The village used to be known also as Payne Bay and Bellin.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kangirsuk
Settlement.native_name: ᑲᖏᕐᓱᖅ
Settlement.native_name_lang: ike
Settlement.settlement_type: Northern village municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Pano Kangirsuk.jpg
Settlement.flag_size: 120x100px
Settlement.shield_size: 120x100px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Quebec#Canada
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 197
Settlement.coor_pinpoint: 101, chemin Kuuvviliariaq
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nord-du-Québec
Settlement.subdivision_type3: TE
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kativik

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Climate
History
Demographics
Education
Flora and fauna
References
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==Geography== Kangirsuk is located above the tree line near the mouth of the Arnaud River on the north shore of Payne Bay, inland from the western coast of Ungava Bay. A rocky cliff to the north and a large, rocky hill to the west partially surround the village.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kangirsuk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.