world.wikisort.org - CanadaTaloyoak o Talurjuaq (Inuktitut: Talurjuaq; ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ, nota anche come Spence Bay fino al 1º luglio 1992) è un piccolo insediamento inuit posto nella Boothia, più precisamente nella Regione di Kitikmeot, nel territorio canadese del Nunavut. La comunità è raggiungibile solamente via aereo e grazie ai cargo annuali.
Taloyoak significa "caribù cieco", forse in riferimento a un prezioso esemplare cieco di caribù o forse per uno strumento per la sua caccia.[senza fonte]
Dati geografici
- Altitudine: 26 M s.l.m..
- Latitudine e longitudine: 69°32′13″N 93°31′36″W.
- Distanze da: Cambridge Bay 460 km da ovest, Yellowknife 1224 km da sudovest.
Popolazione
Anno | Popolazione |
1981 | 431 |
1985 | 452 |
1986 | 540 |
1988 est. | 540 |
1991 | 580 |
2006 | 809 |
Secondo i dati del censimento del 2006 la popolazione era di 809 abitanti, con una crescita del 12,4% rispetto agli ultimi dati del 2001.[1]
Le lingue principali parlate nella comunità sono quelle inuktitut e inglese.
Note
Bibliografia
- Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names. Taloyoak, Northwest Territories. Ottawa, Ont: CPCGN Secretariat, 1992.
- Gray, Dorothy Allen. Looking Down, Up North with Arctic Specialty Foods from Spence Bay, the Northwest Territories, Canada Recipes. S.l: s.n.], 1974.
- Harris, Pamela. Another Way of Being Photographs of Spence Bay N.W.T. Toronto: Impressions, 1976.
- Williamson, Robert G. The Boothia Peninsula People Social Organization in Spence Bay, N.W.T. Polar Gas socio-economic program. Saskatoon: University of Saskatchewan. Institute for Northern Studies, 1977.
Altri progetti
На других языках
[de] Taloyoak
Taloyoak (Inuktiut: Talurjuaq; vormals Spence Bay), Nunavut, Kitikmeot-Region, geografisch an der Südgrenze der Boothia-Halbinsel gelegen, ist die nördlichste Festland-Siedlung Kanadas mit rund 809 Einwohnern (davon 91 % Inuit). Ihr Name ist durch eine Verstümmelung des Inuktitut-Worts Talurqjuaq, „Deckung bei der Karibujagd“, entstanden. Die Bewohner der Umgegend nennen sich Natsilik-Inuit oder Natsilingmiut nach der Bezeichnung für Robbe (Natsiq).
[en] Taloyoak
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 — (2016 population 1,029[3]) is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Nunavut Canada. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "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. Taloyoak is the northernmost community in mainland Canada.[5]
[fr] Taloyoak
Taloyoak (ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ) ou Talurjuaq anciennement connu sous le nom de Spence Bay jusqu'au 1er juillet 1992 est un hameau situé sur la péninsule Boothia dans la région de Kitikmeot dans le territoire du Nunavut au Canada. La population du hameau était de 809 habitants en 2006.
- [it] Taloyoak
[ru] Талойоак
Талойоак (Талуръяк) (англ. Taloyoak; Talurjuaq, фр. Taloyoak, инуктитут ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ) — поселение в регионе Китикмеот территории Нунавут, Канада. Является самым северным населённым пунктом материковой Канады.
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