Baker Lake, Nunavut
Baker Lake (Inuktitut syllabics: ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ 'big lake joined by a river at both ends', Inuktitut: Qamani'tuaq 'where the river widens') is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located 320 km (200 mi) inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for being Nunavut's sole inland community. The hamlet is located at the mouth of the Thelon River on the shore of Baker Lake. The community was given its English name in 1761 from Captain William Christopher who named it after Sir William Baker, the 11th Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Baker Lake
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| Coordinates: 64°19′10″N 096°01′15″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Kivalliq |
| Electoral district | Baker Lake |
| Government | |
| • Type | Hamlet Council |
| • Mayor | Richard Aksawnee |
| • MLAs | Craig Simailak |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Total | 179.54 km2 (69.32 sq mi) |
| • Population Centre | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,069 |
| • Density | 11.5/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 1,653 |
| • Population centre density | 1,060/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | X0C 0A0 |
| Area code | 867 |
| Website | www |
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