Kivalliq ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ (Inuktitut) | |
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| Kivalliq Region | |
Communities of the Kivalliq | |
 Location in Nunavut | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Regional centre | Rankin Inlet |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 434,331.16 km2 (167,696.20 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,045 |
| • Density | 0.025430/km2 (0.065863/sq mi) |
TheKivalliq Region (/kɪˈvælɪk/;Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is anadministrativeregion ofNunavut, Canada. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west ofHudson Bay together withSouthampton Island andCoats Island. The regional centre isRankin Inlet. The population was 11,045 in the2021 Canadian census, an increase of 6.1% from the2016 census.[1]
Before 1999, the Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries asKeewatin Region,Northwest Territories. Although the Kivalliq name became official in 1999,Statistics Canada continued to refer to the area as the Keewatin Region in publications such as theCensus until 2021.[2] Most references to the area as "Keewatin" have generally been phased out by Nunavut-based bodies, as that name was originally rooted in a region ofnorthwestern Ontario derived from aCree dialect, and only saw application ontoInuit-inhabited lands because of the boundaries of the now-defunctDistrict of Keewatin.
In the2021 Canadian census conducted byStatistics Canada, the Kivalliq Region had a population of 11,045 living in 2,719 of its 3,193 total private dwellings, a change of6.1% from its 2016 population of 10,413. With a land area of 434,331.16 km2 (167,696.20 sq mi), it had a population density of0.0/km2 (0.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
The remainder of the region is referred to asKivalliq, Unorganized by Statistics Canada.
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The Kivalliq Region is experiencing the world's highest rate ofpost-glacial rebound (as much as 17 mm (0.67 in) per year).
The Kivalliq Region has asubarctic climate (Köppen climate classificationDfc) and atundra climate (ET). However, it is almost entirely above thetree line. Temperatures stay below freezing from late September to early June, and peak at around 10 °C (50 °F) in July. Days are much longer in summer than in winter.
| Climate data forArviat (Arviat Airport) WMO ID: 71174; coordinates61°05′38″N94°04′18″W / 61.09389°N 94.07167°W /61.09389; -94.07167 (Arviat Airport); elevation: 10.4 m (34 ft); 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1973–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record highhumidex | −1.8 | −3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 30.5 | 34.3 | 32.6 | 26.2 | 19.1 | 1.9 | −0.4 | 34.3 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −1.5 (29.3) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.0 (39.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 30.8 (87.4) | 33.9 (93.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 18.1 (64.6) | 2.1 (35.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | 33.9 (93.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −24.2 (−11.6) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −9.4 (15.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | −11.0 (12.2) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −5.2 (22.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −28.1 (−18.6) | −22.8 (−9.0) | −14.2 (6.4) | −4.3 (24.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.2 (41.4) | −2.9 (26.8) | −15.0 (5.0) | −23.2 (−9.8) | −8.9 (16.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.9 (−25.4) | −32.0 (−25.6) | −27.4 (−17.3) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −7.3 (18.9) | 1.3 (34.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 2.4 (36.3) | −5.5 (22.1) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −27.0 (−16.6) | −12.6 (9.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.3 (−54.9) | −47.0 (−52.6) | −41.5 (−42.7) | −36.7 (−34.1) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −11.0 (12.2) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −34.6 (−30.3) | −42.5 (−44.5) | −48.3 (−54.9) |
| Record lowwind chill | −62.7 | −64.7 | −62.4 | −49.5 | −35.7 | −19.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −14.0 | −37.2 | −51.6 | −59.3 | −64.7 |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 12.4 (0.49) | 10.9 (0.43) | 16.3 (0.64) | 19.4 (0.76) | 19.2 (0.76) | 30.0 (1.18) | 42.0 (1.65) | 60.1 (2.37) | 47.3 (1.86) | 27.4 (1.08) | 19.6 (0.77) | 13.4 (0.53) | 318.0 (12.52) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.5 (0.02) | 6.7 (0.26) | 25.7 (1.01) | 38.3 (1.51) | 61.3 (2.41) | 43.5 (1.71) | 9.2 (0.36) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 185.2 (7.29) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 7.4 (2.9) | 4.9 (1.9) | 9.2 (3.6) | 10.1 (4.0) | 11.7 (4.6) | 1.1 (0.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.4 (1.3) | 12.5 (4.9) | 12.1 (4.8) | 9.0 (3.5) | 81.4 (32.0) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 10.7 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 141.5 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.33 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 15.4 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 6.0 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 57.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 1500LST) | 74.2 | 73.7 | 77.5 | 82.2 | 84.5 | 77.1 | 72.3 | 75.6 | 76.2 | 84.9 | 83.4 | 78.1 | 78.3 |
| Source:Environment and Climate Change Canada[7](May maximum)[8] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data forRankin Inlet (Rankin Inlet Airport) WMO ID: 71083; coordinates62°49′N92°07′W / 62.817°N 92.117°W /62.817; -92.117 (Rankin Inlet Airport); elevation: 32.3 m (106 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record highhumidex | −3.0 | −3.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 27.5 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 23.4 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 32.2 |
| Record high °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.3 (34.3) | 3.4 (38.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | 30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −25.8 (−14.4) | −20.3 (−4.5) | −11.1 (12.0) | −2.2 (28.0) | 8.4 (47.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 6.7 (44.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | −12.5 (9.5) | −20.7 (−5.3) | −6.4 (20.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.1 (−22.2) | −29.5 (−21.1) | −24.5 (−12.1) | −15.5 (4.1) | −5.5 (22.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.1 (50.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | −4.6 (23.7) | −17.0 (1.4) | −25.7 (−14.3) | −10.0 (14.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −33.6 (−28.5) | −33.2 (−27.8) | −28.8 (−19.8) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −8.7 (16.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | 6.6 (43.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 1.6 (34.9) | −6.6 (20.1) | −20.3 (−4.5) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −13.6 (7.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.1 (−51.0) | −49.8 (−57.6) | −43.4 (−46.1) | −36.1 (−33.0) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −9.4 (15.1) | −1.9 (28.6) | −1.4 (29.5) | −9.0 (15.8) | −27.4 (−17.3) | −36.8 (−34.2) | −43.6 (−46.5) | −49.8 (−57.6) |
| Record lowwind chill | −66.8 | −70.5 | −64.4 | −53.6 | −37.8 | −17.6 | −5.3 | −8.8 | −18.1 | −42.7 | −55.3 | −62.4 | −70.5 |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 9.6 (0.38) | 9.2 (0.36) | 12.3 (0.48) | 20.6 (0.81) | 21.0 (0.83) | 22.1 (0.87) | 43.7 (1.72) | 51.6 (2.03) | 47.3 (1.86) | 40.1 (1.58) | 22.5 (0.89) | 16.1 (0.63) | 315.9 (12.44) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.1 (0.04) | 7.3 (0.29) | 19.6 (0.77) | 43.5 (1.71) | 51.6 (2.03) | 44.7 (1.76) | 14.7 (0.58) | 0.5 (0.02) | 0.1 (0.00) | 183.2 (7.21) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 9.8 (3.9) | 9.2 (3.6) | 12.3 (4.8) | 20.0 (7.9) | 14.0 (5.5) | 2.2 (0.9) | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.6 (1.0) | 25.4 (10.0) | 22.5 (8.9) | 16.5 (6.5) | 134.5 (53.0) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 120.8 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.75 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 48.6 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 2.7 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 77.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 1500LST) | 68.2 | 68.7 | 71.9 | 78.1 | 81.0 | 70.6 | 65.7 | 71.2 | 74.6 | 84.2 | 79.2 | 72.4 | 73.8 |
| Source:Environment and Climate Change Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020[9] | |||||||||||||
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67°23′N088°00′W / 67.383°N 88.000°W /67.383; -88.000 (Kivalliq Region)
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