Hall Beach
| Hall Beach ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ Sanirajak |
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Hall Beach 1997
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 Hall Beach
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
| Electoral district | Amittuq |
| Settled | 1953 |
| Government[1][2] | |
| • Mayor | Peter Siakuluk |
| • MLA Amittuq | George Qulaut |
| Area[3] | |
| • Total | 16.82 km2 (6.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation[4] | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3][5] | |
| • Total | 736 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0A 0K0 |
| Area code(s) | 867 |
Hall Beach (Inuktitut: Sanirajak (the shoreline[6]), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ) is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately 69 km (43 mi) south of Igloolik.
It was established in 1957 during the construction of a Distant Early Warning (DEW) site. Currently the settlement is home to a North Warning System (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) radar facility and the Hall Beach Airport.
In 1971, seven sounding rockets of the Tomahawk Sandia type were launched from Hall Beach, some reaching altitudes of 270 km (170 mi).[7]
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Hall Beach Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 0.0 | 0.4 | −0.6 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 21.1 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | −0.9 | 28.0 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
21.1 (70) |
22.8 (73) |
24.8 (76.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −27.9 (−18.2) |
−28.4 (−19.1) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−15.0 (5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−10.0 (14) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −31.9 (−25.4) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.0 (41) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −35.8 (−32.4) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
2.2 (36) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.0 (−58) |
−54.1 (−65.4) |
−52.5 (−62.5) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
−31.1 (−24) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−42.2 (−44) |
−53.9 (−65) |
−54.1 (−65.4) |
| Record low wind chill | −72.8 | −71.7 | −66.6 | −58.0 | −44.7 | −32.7 | −7.8 | −11.7 | −25.1 | −49.6 | −61.4 | −64.6 | −72.8 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.1 (0.24) |
4.8 (0.189) |
7.1 (0.28) |
12.0 (0.472) |
15.7 (0.618) |
18.2 (0.717) |
25.7 (1.012) |
44.0 (1.732) |
28.9 (1.138) |
24.4 (0.961) |
19.2 (0.756) |
9.3 (0.366) |
215.4 (8.48) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.2 (0.008) |
2.2 (0.087) |
11.2 (0.441) |
25.6 (1.008) |
41.3 (1.626) |
17.2 (0.677) |
1.5 (0.059) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.0 (0) |
99.3 (3.909) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 7.3 (2.87) |
6.0 (2.36) |
9.2 (3.62) |
14.4 (5.67) |
15.4 (6.06) |
7.2 (2.83) |
0.1 (0.04) |
3.1 (1.22) |
12.0 (4.72) |
27.6 (10.87) |
24.0 (9.45) |
10.6 (4.17) |
136.8 (53.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.7 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 116.4 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 37.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 7.2 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 88.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66.6 | 67.0 | 69.5 | 75.7 | 83.4 | 86.9 | 77.7 | 81.1 | 83.7 | 86.1 | 78.2 | 71.3 | 77.3 |
| Source: Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
In the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada originally reported that Hall Beach had a population of 736 living in 118 of its 147 total dwellings, a -16.5% change from its 2006 population of 654.[3] Statistics Canada subsequently amended the 2011 census results to a population of 736 living in 157 of its 176 total dwellings, a 12.5% increase from 2006.[5] With a land area of 16.82 km2 (6.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 43.8/km2 (113.3/sq mi) in 2011.[3][5]
As of the 2006 census the population was 654 an increase of 7.4% from the 2001 census.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Nunavummiut elect new municipal leaders
- ↑ Results for the constituency of Amittuq at Elections Nunavut
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Hall Beach at the Atlas of Canada
- ↑ Hall Beach
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2006 census
Further reading
- McAlpine PJ, and NE Simpson. 1976. "Fertility and Other Demographic Aspects of the Canadian Eskimo Communities of Igloolik and Hall Beach". Human Biology; an International Record of Research. 48, no. 1: 114-38.
- Wenzel, George W. 1997. "Using Harvest Research in Nunavut: An Example from Hall Beach". Arctic Anthropology. 34, no. 1: 18.
