Taloyoak
Taloyoak
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ Talurjuaq | |
|---|---|
 Taloyoak in June | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot Region |
| Electoral district | Netsilik |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Simon Qingnaqtuq |
| • MLA | Jeannie Ugyuk |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.65 km2 (14.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2016)[5] | |
• Total | 1,029 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
Taloyoak or Talurjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ [taloʁjuˈaq]), formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992; 2016 population 1029) is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting. The community is situated 460 km (290 mi) east of the regional centre of Cambridge Bay, 1,224 km (761 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Demographics
Surrounding area
Taloyoak is surrounded by tundra and the ground is black/gray. Although, to the north there is an impressive rock formation that looks similar to Ayers Rock.[6]
Climate
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 431 |
| 1985 | 452 |
| 1986 | 540 |
| 1988 est. | 540 |
| 1991 | 580 |
| 2006 | 809 |
| 2011 | 899 |
| 2016 | 1029 |
| Climate data for Taloyoak Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | −8.3 | −11.4 | −5.8 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 20.5 | 24.6 | 22.2 | 12.1 | 4.2 | −2.0 | −1.7 | 24.6 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −30.3 (−22.5) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −33.7 (−28.7) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −37.0 (−34.6) |
−37.4 (−35.3) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.0 (−56.2) |
−49.5 (−57.1) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
−40.2 (−40.4) |
−46.0 (−50.8) |
−49.5 (−57.1) |
| Record low wind chill | −66.6 | −68.6 | −66.3 | −56.0 | −36.9 | −20.9 | −3.9 | −10.4 | −22.4 | −50.6 | −53.5 | −60.2 | −68.6 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.4 (0.33) |
6.1 (0.24) |
8.6 (0.34) |
9.8 (0.39) |
12.8 (0.50) |
16.7 (0.66) |
23.1 (0.91) |
30.5 (1.20) |
25.6 (1.01) |
22.7 (0.89) |
12.7 (0.50) |
10.6 (0.42) |
187.4 (7.38) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.3 (0.05) |
12.7 (0.50) |
22.4 (0.88) |
29.9 (1.18) |
13.9 (0.55) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
80.9 (3.19) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 9.3 (3.7) |
6.4 (2.5) |
9.2 (3.6) |
11.6 (4.6) |
12.4 (4.9) |
4.5 (1.8) |
0.7 (0.3) |
0.7 (0.3) |
12.1 (4.8) |
25.8 (10.2) |
14.3 (5.6) |
12.0 (4.7) |
119.0 (46.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.1 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 122.3 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.7 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 91.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74.6 | 73.8 | 72.3 | 77.9 | 83.7 | 80.2 | 67.2 | 72.9 | 82.4 | 86.2 | 79.2 | 76.6 | 77.2 |
| Source: Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
Further reading
- Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. Taloyoak, Northwest Territories. Ottawa, Ont: CPCGN Secretariat, 1992.
- Gray, Dorothy Allen. Looking Down, Up North with Arctic Specialty Foods from Spence Bay, the Northwest Territories, Canada Recipes. S.l: s.n.], 1974.
- Harris, Pamela. Another Way of Being Photographs of Spence Bay N.W.T. Toronto: Impressions, 1976.
- Williamson, Robert G. The Boothia Peninsula People Social Organization in Spence Bay, N.W.T. Polar Gas socio-economic program. Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. Institute for Northern Studies, 1977.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taloyoak.
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- ^ Election Results 2013 General Election at Elections Nunavut
- ^ a b "2006 census". 2.statcan.ca. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Taloyoak A". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Climate ID: 2403854. Retrieved 2014-04-30.