Tuktoyaktuk

Tuktoyaktuk ( ; , ) is an Inuvialuit hamlet near the Mackenzie River delta in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, at the northern terminus of the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway. One of six Inuvialuit communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, it is commonly known by its first syllable, Tuk (). It lies north of the Arctic Circle on the Arctic Ocean, and is the only place on the Arctic Ocean connected to the rest of Canada by road. Known as Port Brabant after British colonization, in 1950 it became Canada's first Indigenous settlement to reclaim its traditional name.

Key facts

Settlement.footnotes: Sources:Department of Municipal and Community Affairs,Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre,Canada Flight SupplementNorthwestelNatural Resources Canada2018 figure based on Edmonton = 1002019 figure based on Yellowknife = 100
Settlement.name: Tuktoyaktuk
Settlement.image_seal: Seal of Tuktoyaktuk.png
Settlement.other_name: Port Brabant
Settlement.native_name: Tuktuyaaqtuuq (Inuvialuktun)
Settlement.nickname: Tuk
Settlement.image_skyline: DEW line radar station at Tuktoyaktuk.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: North Warning System radar station at Tuktoyaktuk
Settlement.settlement_type: Hamlet
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada Northwest Territories#Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

Article · Português

Tuktoyaktuk ou Tuktuyaaqtuuq é uma vila canadense localizada no norte do Oceano Ártico, na região de Inuvik nos Territórios do Noroeste. Fica acima do Círculo Polar Ártico e mais conhecida pelo seu apelido Tuk. Sua População é de aproximadamente de 870 habitantes.

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