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Resolute / Qausuittuq - - 'Place with no dawn'

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Resolute is known as 'Qausuittuq' in Inuktitut, which means the 'place with no

dawn' because of the long winter night this far north. It is also the 'place with no
Arviat
sunset' in the summertime! Resolute is the second most northerly community in
(/regionsNunavut and Canada. It is sometimes called Resolute Bay, after its bay, the
communities/arviat)
waterway into Parry Channel on the southern coast of Cornwallis Island, right in
Baker Lake
the middle of the Northwest Passage. The many little islands and big arctic waters
(/regionsnearby are special habitats for numerous nesting birds and large migrating pods of
communities/bakerbeluga whales. Resolute is home to some of the greatest Inuit hunters in the world.
lake)
This High Arctic hamlet with its excellent airport often serves as a starting point for
Cambridge
international scientific research teams and extreme adventure expeditions to the
Bay
North Pole. When you visit this special place be prepared for polar conditions.
(/regionsResolute is situated so far north that most times you have to look south to see the
communities/cambridgeNorthern Lights!
bay)
Cape Dorset

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Chesterfield
Inlet

Community Snapshot
POPULATION

242

ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION

80% Inuit

LANGUAGES

Inuktitut, English

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Clyde River

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TOPOGRAPHY

Coral
Harbour

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Gjoa Haven

CLIMATE

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Grise Fiord

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Hall Beach

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Longitude 94 59 W
Latitude 74 43 N
Elevation 66m

The terrain near Resolute has rocky coastal bluffs

and gravel flats along its shoreline, with rolling hills,
deposits of glacial moraine and several small lakes
nearby.

Resolute enjoys constant 24-hour sunshine from

April 29 to August 13. Summer temperatures rise
above freezing to 8C. The snow starts to
accumulate in September. Winter temperatures,
December to April, range between -20C and
-40C. The average temperature here is -13C. The
long winter night lasts from mid-November to
February. It is often very windy and it's arid here,
with limited precipitation.

History

Igloolik

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Iqaluit

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The area around Resolute contains archaeological

evidence of being occupied sporadically by PreDorset, Dorset and Thule people from 1500 BC to
Kimmirut
1000 AD. However, modern Inuit did not occupy
(/regionscommunities/kimmirut) or use this area until the 1953 High Arctic
relocation of Inuit people by the Government of
Kugaaruk
Canada during the Cold War.
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Pre-Dorset Culture ('Saqqaq'): 2500 BC to
500 BC
Kugluktuk
Dorset Culture ('Tuniit' or 'Sivullirmiut'): 500 BC to 1500 AD
(/regionsThule Culture (Proto-Inuit): 1000 AD to 1600 AD
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Resolute is named after the British ship HMS Resolute which became trapped in
Pangnirtung
(/regionsice and abandoned here in 1850 while searching for the lost Franklin Expedition
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and the Northwest Passage. Canada and the United States jointly built a weather
station and airstrip here in 1947, followed by a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Pond Inlet
base in 1949. The entire 1950 population of Resolute was composed of military
(/regionspersonnel, meteorologists and technical people from the south.
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The present Inuit community of Resolute got its hard start in 1953. Efforts to
assert strategic sovereignty in the High Arctic during the Cold War led the
(/regionsGovernment of Canada to forcibly relocate Inuit families from northern Qubec to
communities/qikiqtarjuaq)
Resolute. The first group included one Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer,
Ross Gibson, who later became the first schoolteacher here. A second group
Rankin Inlet
arrived from Pond Inlet in 1955. The Inuit had been promised homes and game to
(/regionshunt, but the relocated people found few buildings and very little familiar wildlife.
communities/rankinThey were also told they would be returned home after a year if they wished, but
inlet)
this offer was later withdrawn. The Inuit were forced to stay, so they learned the
Repulse Bay
beluga migration routes and were able to subsist by hunting over a gigantic range
(/regionsof 18,000 square kilometres (6,950 square miles). The Government of Canada
communities/repulseconducted hearings in 1993 to investigate the High Arctic Relocation Program and
bay)
formally apologized to the Inuit in 2008. The relocation experience was arduous.
Resolute
Fortunately, the brave Inuit people of Resolute are excellent hunters, gifted
(/regionsseamstresses and loving providers for their families.
communities/resolute)
Resolute remains a vitally important Canadian Forces base of operations and
Sanikiluaq
military training because of its strategic location. Immense undersea petroleum
(/regionsresources are being developed in the Arctic Ocean and climate change is opening
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the Northwest Passage to an ever-increasing volume of international shipping
Taloyoak
traffic.
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Qikiqtarjuaq

Whale Cove

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Activities & Wildlife

The hard packed snow of Resolute is excellent for snowmobiling, affording

wilderness excursions of great distance. The sledding season begins in September
and lasts until the middle of June. This enjoyable outdoor activity is popular here
even in the darkest days of midwinter, under twinkling starlight, pale-to-bright
moonlight and the dazzling Aurora Borealis. There is continuous 24-hour sunshine
here from late April to mid-August, which is a fantastic time to view the seasonal
abundance of migratory wildlife species. In April and May, local guides will safely
escort you onto the sea ice to view seals, walruses and sometimes polar bears.

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Thousands of migratory birds nest on nearby islands in June when the wildflowers
begin to bloom, which peak by late July. In the summer, when the char fishing is
great, people also like to go beluga whale watching.

Arts & Culture

Local arts and crafts, unique stone and ivory carvings by the local artists plus
beautiful articles of handmade traditional clothing are available at the Tudjaat Coop and at Resolute Bay Sunset.
Tudjaat Co-operative Limited
Contact: Raymond Jean
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DOWNLOAD-GUIDES) Fax: (867) 252-3618
Resolute Bay Sunset
Contact: Saroomie Manik
Ph: (867) 252-3115
Email:
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Parks
Tupirvik Territorial Park (campground)
Tupirvik provides a great place to camp when visiting Resolute. The park is newly
developed, with outhouse facilities, tent pads and fire pits. Signs from the airport
lead to the campsite. Hiking the ancient seabed terrain, you will find fossils of fish
(/component/banners/click/2)400 million years old.
www.nunavutparks.com/english/parks-special-places/tupirvik-territorialpark/overview.aspx
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Quttinirpaaq National Park
Quttinirpaaq is Canada's second largest park, located on northern Ellesmere
Island. The sun never sets during the summertime here at the top of the world, with
its endless vistas of mountains, fiords and glaciers. Home to muskoxen, caribou,
polar bears and walrus, for maximum safety it is recommended that visitors to the
park arrive via cruise ship or chartered aircraft from Resolute.
www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nu/quttinirpaaq/index.aspx
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Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area
Polar Bear Pass National Wildlife Area is located on Bathurst Island. Resolute is
conveniently close. Polar Bear Pass was established to protect a key travel route
for polar bears during the spring and summer. This wetland ecosystem is a nesting
area for 30 species of arctic birds, including king eider ducks, greater snow geese,
gulls, jaegers, phalaropes and plovers. It also provides vital habitat for muskoxen,
caribou, arctic foxes, ringed seals and walruses.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/default.asp?lang=En&n=E7EA9B73-1
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Visitor information
Offices of the Hamlet of Resolute
Ph: (867) 252-3616
Fax: (867) 252-3749
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