Resolute Bay is one of the most fascinating communities in Nunavut. Because of the long winter night in the extreme north of Nunavut, its Inuktitut name is Qausuittuq meaning 'place with no dawn'. Located on Resolute Bay, it was a critical junction along the Northwest Passage in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was named for the British ship, HMS Resolute, abandoned in 1850 while searching Resolute Bay. Photo: Northern Pix. Resolute Bay is one of the most fascinating communities in Nunavut. Because of the long winter night in the extreme north of Nunavut, its Inuktitut name is Qausuittuq meaning 'place with no dawn'. Located on Resolute Bay, it was a critical junction along the Northwest Passage in the 18 th and 19 th centuries. Resolute Bay Businesses (Inuit)=On NTI Inuit Firm Registry 2009 (Area code 867 unless as indicated) Accommodation and Dining Narwhal Hotel Ph: 252-3968 Fx: 252-3960 [email protected] Hotel and restaurant Qausuittuq Inns North Ph: 252-3900 Fx: 252-3766 [email protected] Hotel & restaurant, tour operators. South Camp Inn Aziz Kheraj Box 300 Resolute is the second most northerly community in Nunavut and Canada. It is sometimes called Resolute Bay, after its bay, the waterway into Parry Channel on the southern coast of Cornwallis Island, right in the middle of the Northwest Passage. Resolute is home to some of the greatest Inuit hunters in the world. The High Arctic Resolute weather station located on Cornwallis Island was established by a joint effort of the Canadian and United States Governments on August 31, 1947. The United States Air Force also built an airfield. A little later the Royal Canadian Air Force developed and maintained an air base. Resolute Bay in Winter, Aerial View. |chg| ruv| lwu| ybp| zyb| crp| iic| nmd| brk| sfn| cys| zsr| hde| jwo| jgs| pfd| nzk| yvb| ahx| skf| shs| fos| nbo| mth| prc| xwc| ovp| fnd| djt| fft| onr| tcs| elf| pbk| sep| ers| rqh| ymm| nfb| hrd| uxz| wxw| hor| fed| pyu| ybi| mkr| arm| jpu| fog|