Interesting facts about Canadian territory

Nunavut Day is celebrated on July 9th every year to commemorate Nunavut as a unique Canadian territory. This Canadian Inuit homeland was once part of the Northwest Territories created in 1870, and occupies one-fifth of the country’s land area.

Nunavut is a vast area in northern Canada create In the east of the Northwest Territories.Nunavut Festival fraction The passage of two important Nunavut Acts led to its separation from the Northwest Territories-the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement Act passed on July 9, 1993 and the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement Act passed on April 1, 1999. Special Act.

Initially, Nunavut Day was famous April 1, because this is the official date for Nunavut to become an independent territory. But in 2001, the celebration was changed to July 9th because the passage of the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement is said to be more “historical” for the people of Nunavut.

Usually, Nunavut Day is celebrated with lectures, barbecues, games and historical displays. In this case, you can also try traditional Inuit food.

To commemorate this event, let’s look at some interesting Nunavut facts that might make you want to visit. (Courtesy: The whole country today, Arctic Kingdom with Destination Nunavut)

1. There are four common languages ​​in Nunavut-Inunakto, Inuktit, English and French.
2. Nunavut is Inuit, A group of indigenous people who have lived in the Arctic climate for thousands of years. Approximately 84% of Nunavut’s population includes Inuit.
3. Nunavut is the youngest province/territory in Canada, but it is also the largest province/territory in the country, covering an area of ​​2,093,190 square kilometers or nearly one million square miles. It also has the longest coastline in Canada.
4. Nunavut has 5 national parks and 10 territorial parks.
5. Nunavut is so big, if it were a country, it would be the 15th The largest in the world.
6. The northernmost permanent residence in the world, Alert, is located in Nunavut.
7. The provincial flower of Nunavut is purple saxifrage, and its animal is the Canadian Inuit.
8. Nunavut can only be reached by air or sea. Although there are roads in the community, airplanes, snowmobiles or boats must be used to get from one place to another.
9. There are almost no trees in Nunavut. The only place with trees is at the southernmost point of Nunavut, especially near Manitoba.
10. Approximately 75% of the world’s narwhals migrate to the waters of Nunavut.

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