Coral Harbour

Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour
ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ
Salliq/Salliit
—  Hamlet  —
Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour is located in Canada
Coral Harbour
Coordinates: 64°08′13″N 083°09′51″W / 64.13694°N 83.16417°W / 64.13694; -83.16417Coordinates: 64°08′13″N 083°09′51″W / 64.13694°N 83.16417°W / 64.13694; -83.16417
Country  Canada
Territory  Nunavut
Region Kivalliq Region
Electoral district Nanulik
Government[1][2]
 – Mayor Jerry Paniyuk
 – MLA Johnny Ningeongan
Area[3]
 – Total 137.83 km2 (53.2 sq mi)
Elevation[4] 64 m (210 ft)
Population (2006)[3]
 – Total 769
 – Density 5.6/km2 (14.5/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Canadian Postal code X0C 0C0
Area code(s) 867

Coral Harbour (Inuktitut: Salliq/Salliit, Syllabics: ᓴᓪᓕᖅ/ᓴᓪᓖᑦ),[5][6][7][8] is a small Inuit community that is located on Southampton Island, Kivalliq Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its name is derived from the fossilized coral that can be found around the waters of the community which is situated at the head of South Bay. The name of the settlement in Inuktitut is Salliq, sometimes used to refer to all of Southampton Island.[9] The plural Salliit, means large flat island(s) in front of the mainland.[5][10]

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History

The Sadlermiut ("inhabitants of Salliq") whose name is derived from Salliq[11] previously occupied the area. The Sadlermiut are thought to be the last vestige of the Tuniit. The Tuniit, a pre-Inuit culture, officially went ethnically and culturally extinct in 1902-03[12] when a Western illness killed all of the Sallirmiut in a matter of weeks. However, others believe that the Sadlermiut were in fact descendants of the Thule, whose geographically isolated culture would have developed idiosyncratically from the mainland Thule culture. A third theory indicates that the Sadlermiut did not necessarily belong to either group, but because of intermarriage, their roots may have in fact been part of both Dorset and Thule cultures.[12][13]

At the beginning of the 20th century, the area was repopulated by Aivilingmiut, whose name was to be later adapted for the Aivilik electoral district, from the Repulse Bay and Chesterfield Inlet areas, influenced to do so by whaler Capt. George Comer and others. Baffin Islanders arrived 25 years later. John Ell, who as a young child travelled with his mother Shoofly on Comer's schooners, eventually became the most famous of Southampton Island's re-settled population.[14]

Demographics

As of the 2006 census the population was 769, an increase of 8.0% from the 2001 census.[3] Coral Harbour is the only Nunavut community that does not observe daylight saving time, remaining on Eastern Standard Time year-round.

Transportation

The only way to reach this community is by plane at Coral Harbour Airport and the main transportation on the island itself (nearly the same size as Switzerland) is by snowmobile and dog sleigh in the winter and all-terrain vehicle in the summer. Despite the harsh climate there is plentiful wildlife around the island. Among some of the species found there are Walruses, Polar bears, Barren-ground Caribou, Ringed Seals, Gyrfalcons, and (rarely) Peregrine Falcons.

Notable residents

The Hamlet Office in Coral Harbour

Climate

Climate data for Coral Harbour Airport
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Humidex -0.6 -2.2 -0.5 4.4 8.9 22.8 32.8 30.1 19.9 7.6 1.1 0.6 32.8
Record high °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)
−1.1
(30.0)
0.0
(32.0)
5.0
(41.0)
9.4
(48.9)
23.3
(73.9)
28.0
(82.4)
26.1
(79.0)
20.6
(69.1)
7.6
(45.7)
1.1
(34.0)
3.3
(37.9)
28.0
(82.4)
Average high °C (°F) −25.8
(−14.4)
−25.9
(−14.6)
−20.8
(−5.4)
−11.3
(11.7)
−2.6
(27.3)
6.3
(43.3)
13.9
(57.0)
11.4
(52.5)
4.1
(39.4)
−3.9
(25.0)
−12.8
(9.0)
−21.6
(−6.9)
−7.4
Daily mean °C (°F) −30
(−22.0)
−30
(−22.0)
−25.7
(−14.3)
−16.7
(1.9)
−6.8
(19.8)
2.8
(37.0)
9.3
(48.7)
7.3
(45.1)
1.1
(34.0)
−7.3
(18.9)
−17.1
(1.2)
−25.8
(−14.4)
−11.6
Average low °C (°F) −34.1
(−29.4)
−34.1
(−29.4)
−30.5
(−22.9)
−22
(−7.6)
−10.9
(12.4)
−0.8
(30.6)
4.6
(40.3)
3.1
(37.6)
−2
(28.4)
−10.7
(12.7)
−21.4
(−6.5)
−29.9
(−21.8)
−15.7
Record low °C (°F) −52.8
(−63.0)
−51.4
(−60.5)
−49.4
(−56.9)
−39.4
(−38.9)
−31.1
(−24.0)
−15.6
(3.9)
−1.1
(30.0)
−3.3
(26.1)
−17.2
(1.0)
−34.4
(−29.9)
−40.6
(−41.1)
−48.9
(−56.0)
−52.8
(−63.0)
Wind chill −69.5 −69.3 −64.3 −55.1 −39.7 −23.2 −8.2 −11.8 −23.7 −43.7 −54.8 −64.2 −69.5
Precipitation mm (inches) 7.6
(0.299)
6.6
(0.26)
10.3
(0.406)
17.3
(0.681)
16.6
(0.654)
28.0
(1.102)
38.4
(1.512)
51.3
(2.02)
41.4
(1.63)
36.0
(1.417)
19.5
(0.768)
12.7
(0.5)
285.7
(11.248)
Rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0)
0.0
(0)
0.0
(0)
0.1
(0.004)
2.5
(0.098)
20.7
(0.815)
38.4
(1.512)
50.5
(1.988)
31.3
(1.232)
11.3
(0.445)
0.4
(0.016)
0.0
(0)
155.2
(6.11)
Snowfall cm (inches) 7.8
(3.07)
6.9
(2.72)
10.6
(4.17)
17.6
(6.93)
14.4
(5.67)
7.4
(2.91)
0.0
(0)
0.8
(0.31)
9.7
(3.82)
25.5
(10.04)
19.9
(7.83)
12.9
(5.08)
133.5
(52.56)
Avg. precipitation days 7.4 6.1 8.2 9.0 8.9 8.7 11.0 11.9 10.3 13.3 11.6 9.2 115.7
Avg. rainy days 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.14 1.5 6.4 11.0 11.8 7.0 2.6 0.41 0.03 40.8
Avg. snowy days 7.5 6.1 8.3 9.0 8.2 3.1 0.0 0.38 4.5 12.3 11.6 9.3 80.1
Sunshine hours 41.1 110.6 187.7 248.3 262.4 272.7 294.2 227.0 110.3 79.8 52.8 19.6 1,906.5
Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada[17]

Throughout December 2010 and early January 2011, Nunavut, northern Quebec and western Greenland set many high temperature records. In Coral Harbour, a high of 3.3°C in mid-December broke the old record of 1.7°C set in 1963.[18] The daily minimum temperature on January 6, 2011, was about 30°C warmer than normal.[19][20] The unusual warmth was due largely to an unseasonal area of high pressure over Greenland, and very negative values of the Arctic oscillation and North Atlantic oscillation. Mostly in the 21st century, the conditions have combined to produce an Arctic dipole anomaly that brings warm air to the Arctic regions and cold air to the continents.

References

  1. ^ Hamlets elect new councils
  2. ^ Election Results - 2008 General Election
  3. ^ a b c 2006 census
  4. ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
  5. ^ a b Nunavut Communities
  6. ^ TRPS 2008 December Innuinaqtun
  7. ^ Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti · Qiniqhiajun Nunaliktigun
  8. ^ Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti · ᕿᓂᕈᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᑎᒍᑦ
  9. ^ Mourir et renaître: la réception du christianisme par les Inuit de l'Arctique de l'Est canadien (1890-1940)
  10. ^ Tusaalanga
  11. ^ Petrone, Penny (1988). Northern Voices: Inuit Writing in English. University of Toronto Press. pp. 12–14. ISBN 080207717X. 
  12. ^ a b Briggs, Jean L.; J. Garth Taylor. "The Canadian Encyclopedia: Sadlermiut Inuit". Historica Foundation of Canada. http://www.encyclopediecanadienne.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007041. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  13. ^ "Canadian Arctic historical archaeology in review". Revista de Arqueología Americana. 2004-01-01. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-32018819_ITM. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  14. ^ Rowley, Graham. Cold comfort : my love affair with the Arctic. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. pp. 38. ISBN 0773513930. http://books.google.com/books?id=2k_ZPx76uPQC&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=%22duke+of+york+bay%22+inuit&source=web&ots=fCfD3iRa_D&sig=5ZCzRLLwsr6sAwDQEPd51_oEfbo&hl=en#PPA38,M1. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
  15. ^ Arvaluk victorious in Nunavut byelection
  16. ^ a b Nanulik
  17. ^ Environment CanadaCanadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  18. ^ Colton, Jill (December 22, 2010). "Jet stream causing abnormal weather pattern". The Weather Network news. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=jet_stream_causing_abnormal__181210. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  19. ^ Freedman, Andrew (February 7, 2011). "The winter the Arctic shifted south". The Washington Post - Capital Weather Gang. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2011/02/the_winter_the_arctic_shifted.html. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  20. ^ Henson, Bob. "Cold comfort: Canada's record-smashing mildness". NCAR & UCAR. Currents. http://www2.ucar.edu/currents/cold-comfort-canadas-record-smashing-mildness. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 

Further reading

  • Bower, Margaret E. Aeromagnetic Surveys Across Hudson Bay from Churchill to Coral Harbour and Churchill to Great Whale River. Dept. of Mines and Technical Surveys, Canada, 1960.
  • Feheley Fine Arts (Toronto). Contemporary Coral Harbour. Toronto, Ont: Feheley Fine Arts, 2002.

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