Nanisivik
Sign in to saveNanisivik (; ) is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The townsite is located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about east of the community of Arctic Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in NU, across 5 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Nanisivik is referenced by 156 other articles, and connects out to Canadian Armed Forces, Kinngait and Arctic Ocean.
Vinony files it under 1975 establishments in the Northwest Territories, 2002 disestablishments in Nunavut and Baffin Island.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Nanisivik
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Company town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nanisivik.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Nanisivik
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Canada Nunavut#Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nunavut
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Qikiqtaaluk
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Electoral district
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Quttiktuq
- Settlement.leader_title1
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Steven Taqtu
- Settlement.area_footnotes
- (2021)
- Settlement.area_land_km2
- 165.49
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Qikiqtaaluk Region
- Elevation
- 341
- Image
- Nanisivik.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nanisivik
- native label
- ᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Geology
- Mineralogy
- History
- Ore discovery
- Development
- Operation
- Mine closure
- Conversion to naval station
- Geography
- Climate
- References
- External links
Nanisivik (; ) is a now-abandoned company town which was built in 1975 to support the lead-zinc mining and mineral processing operations for the Nanisivik Mine, in production between 1976 and 2002. The townsite is located just inland from Strathcona Sound, about east of the community of Arctic Bay in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
There is a port and dock about north of the abandoned mine site, which was used for shipping concentrate from the site, and receiving supplies (). It is used by the Canadian Coast Guard for training.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nanisivik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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