TE Kativik Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 12.6 km² Population 696 (2011) Area code 819 | Constituted September 20, 1980 Postal code(s) J0M 1K0 Local time Thursday 4:44 PM Province Québec Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather -7°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Kangiqsujuaq (Inuktitut: ᑲᖏᖅᓱᔪᐊᖅ) is a northern village (Inuit community) in Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 696 in the Canada 2011 Census. The community has also been known as Wakeham Bay. The name "Kangiqsujuaq" means "the large bay" in Inuktitut.
Map of Kangiqsujuaq, QC, Canada
It is located on the Ungava Peninsula, on the Cap du Prince-de-Galles on the Hudson Strait. It is served by the small Kangiqsujuaq Airport.
During winter, when the tides are extremely low, local Inuit sometimes climb beneath the shifting sea ice to gather mussels. They break holes in the ice and then can walk for a short time on the exposed sea bed and collect this food. This risky way of gathering the mussels goes back for generations.
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