Grise Fiord
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The Inuit settlement of Grise Fiord, in the territory of Nunavut, was the northernmost permanent settlement of Canada and the world for a long time. Population is 163 according to the 2001 Census.
Grise Fiord's Inuit name is "Aujuittuq" which means "place that never thaws." Grise Fiord means "pig fiord" in Norwegian. www.arcticcircle.ca/Baffin/Grise/
Grise Fiord's Inuit name is "Aujuittuq" which means "place that never thaws." Grise Fiord means "pig fiord" in Norwegian. www.arcticcircle.ca/Baffin/Grise/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grise_Fiord,_Nunavut
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Coordinates: 76°25'5"N 82°53'38"W
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- Coburg Island 108 km
- Devon Island 172 km
- Guide Bay 174 km
- Crocker Bay 186 km
- Philpots Island 187 km
- North Kent Island 189 km
- Maxwell Bay 253 km
- Lancaster Sound 261 km
- Northumberland Island 297 km
- Qeqertarsuaq 328 km
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