1987 – Frobisher Bay is renamed as Iqaluit, its original Inuktitut name meaning "place of (many) fish". 1993 – The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is signed in Iqaluit. 1 April 1999 – The Territory of Nunavut is established. 19 April 2001 – Iqaluit is chartered as a city.
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The capital of Nunavut, Iqaluit, known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, lies near the innermost end of the bay.
Iqaluit – Inuktitut for "place of many fish" – is located near the mouth of the Sylvia Grinnell River, which empties into Frobisher Bay.
... Iqaluit is near a traditional South ... Frobisher Bay is a deep indentation in the extreme southeast coastline of BAFFIN ISLAND ... The bay is named for Sir Martin ...
Oct 4, 2019 · 1987 – Frobisher Bay is officially renamed Iqaluit, for its original Inuktitut word for “place of many fish.” Though Inuit always called it by ...
Frobisher Bay, named after ignominious 16th Century privateer Martin Frobisher, was changed to Iqaluit ('place of many fish') in 1987. Holman Island was ...
May 29, 2024 · It was identified as a bay in 1860. The city of Iqaluit at the head of the bay is the capital of Nunavut territory and the headquarters of ...
Feb 28, 2020 · Nunavut's capital city is named Iqaluit, an Inuktitut word meaning “place of many fish.” (Iqaluit was formerly known as Frobisher Bay.).
Nunavut's capital city is named Iqaluit, an Inuktitut word meaning “place of many fish.” (Iqaluit was formerly known as Frobisher Bay.) More and more tourists ...
