Kimmirut, Nunavut
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Kimmirut (Syllabics: ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ; known as Lake Harbour until 1 January 1996) is located on the shore of Hudson Strait in Nunavut, Canada. Kimmirut means "heel", and refers to a rocky outcrop in the inlet.
The community is served by Kimmirut Airport and by annual supply sealift. A proposal in 2005 for a road to Iqaluit was shown to be impractical due to round-about routing over the mountains.
As of the 2006 census the population was 411 a decrease of 5.1% from the 2001 census.[1]
 Kimmirut |
 Boat launch in Kimmirut. The "heel" can be seen to the left. November 2006 |
 Historical Hudson's Bay Company building. November 2006. |
 Historical Soper House dates back to the 1930s. November 2006. |
 View of Kimmirut. November 2006 |
 Kimmirut Airport, the trailer to the left is the terminal building. November 2006 |
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