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nunavut

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nunavut.

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The rapid approval of this project truly is a sign of how hard-up Nunavut is for affordable bandwidth!

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Quick take

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nunavut gathered in one view.

noun

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nunavut.

noun

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

Example sentences

1

The rapid approval of this project truly is a sign of how hard-up Nunavut is for affordable bandwidth!

2

It took out everything in the Yukon, and tons of stuff in NWT, Nunavut and Northern BC and Alberta.

3

Notice how low it is on the west side of the Atlantic, in Nunavut and Labrador.

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And the opposite, natural gas available in Algeria is no help to Nunavut energy situation.

5

Averages in a place like Nunavut are below freezing 8 months of the year.

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That ends up being 0.05/sq mi in Nunavut vs 174/sq mi in Michigan.

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Of course Korea is quite off from 148E, so the map here ends up bit wonky (Greenland is duplicated, but Nunavut is not?).

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I visited Nunavut in 2019 as a researcher, the town I was in still used these at some places.

9

And likely in Canada, too - you're less likely to have the same options in Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal as opposed to say, Nunavut or Yukon.

10

Averages in Michigan are only below freezing 1 month of the year (according to wherever Apple Weather pulls their weather averages) The population in Nunavut is 40,000 vs 10M in Michigan, despite Nunavut being 21x larger than Michigan.

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Multiple 100 megapixel images from Nunavut and Nunavik, Canada.

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First, the territory (not province) of Nunavut is a relatively recent creation, having been created by splitting off a part of the Northwest Territories on April 1st, 1999.

Quote examples

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Canada's divided almost exactly in half with the top half (48% of the land area) being the territories (Yukon, Northwest Territory, Nunavut; collectively "Northern Canada") and the bottom half being the provinces.

2

"Annexing the United States, which would take its place as the third territory in Canada's backyard (after the Yukon and the Northwest Territories—Nunavut did not yet exist), in order to eliminate foreign control of Canada's natural resources"

3

"Overnight, new Canadian leader Mark Carney spoke to his counterpart, Anthony Albanese, then flew to his country's Arctic territory of Nunavut to announce a $6.5 billion high-tech Australian military purchase." Wow, look at what one can do with a youthful executive!

Proper noun examples

1

The MP representing the NDP in this matter is also the MP who represents Canada's northernmost territory (Nunavut).

2

However, the adjacent Canadian provinces (Nunavut & Northern Labrador) share many of the same geologic provinces, also without significant glaciation.

3

There aren't any roads to Nunavut, much less fat fiber pipes and gigawatts of electricity.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nunavut in a sentence?

The rapid approval of this project truly is a sign of how hard-up Nunavut is for affordable bandwidth!

What does nunavut mean?

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Iqaluit.

What part of speech is nunavut?

nunavut is commonly used as noun.