Taloyoak
Taloyoak
ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ Talurjuaq | |
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Taloyoak in June | |
| Coordinates: 69°32′10″N 093°31′15″W / 69.53611°N 93.52083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kitikmeot |
| Electoral district | Netsilik |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet council |
| • Mayor | Chuck Pizzo-Lyall |
| • MLA | Inagayuk Quqqiaq |
| Area (2021) | |
• Total | 35.38 km2 (13.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 934 |
| • Density | 26.4/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
Taloyoak or Talurjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ [taloʁjuˈaq]), formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992, although the body of water on which it is situated continues to be known as Spence Bay — same as the body of water on which Iqaluit is situated continues to be known as Frobisher Bay — (2021 population 934) is located on the Boothia Peninsula, in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak, the northernmost community in mainland Canada, in Inuktitut means "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting. The community is situated 460 km (290 mi) east of the regional centre of Cambridge Bay, 1,224 km (761 mi) northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.