Iqaluit

Summary

Iqaluit is a city^[1]. Iqaluit ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,778 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iqaluit is located in Qikiqtaaluk Region^[3].
• Iqaluit is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Iqaluit is on the body of water Frobisher Bay^[5].
• Iqaluit's image is recorded as Iqaluit skyline.jpg^[6].
• Iqaluit's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Iqaluit's shares border with is recorded as Amadjuak Lake^[8].
• Iqaluit's founder is recorded as Nakasuk^[9].
• Iqaluit's twinned administrative body is recorded as Çeşme^[10].
• Iqaluit's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132457084^[11].
• Iqaluit's GND ID is recorded as 4797780-2^[12].
• Iqaluit's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92009861^[13].
• Iqaluit's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11984409p^[14].
• Iqaluit's IdRef ID is recorded as 02790198X^[15].
• Iqaluit's Commons category is recorded as Iqaluit^[16].
• Iqaluit's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9445566^[17].
• Iqaluit's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[18].
• Iqaluit's local dialing code is recorded as 867^[19].
• +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iqaluit^[20].
• Iqaluit's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 63.74944444444444, 'lon': -68.52166666666666}^[21].
• Iqaluit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03r_1^[22].
• Iqaluit's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Everett Mountains^[23].
• Iqaluit's significant event is recorded as World War II^[24].
• Iqaluit's significant event is recorded as Distant Early Warning Line^[25].
• Iqaluit's significant event is recorded as Nunavut capital plebiscite, 1995^[26].
• Iqaluit's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as OATRP^[27].

Body

Geography

Iqaluit is in the country of Canada^[4]. Iqaluit is located in Qikiqtaaluk Region^[3]. Iqaluit is on the body of water Frobisher Bay^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Iqaluit's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+52.5'}^[28]. Iqaluit's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5236'}^[30], {'amount': '+6184'}^[31], {'amount': '+6699'}^[32], {'amount': '+7740'}^[33], and {'amount': '+7429'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Iqaluit's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Iqaluit^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Iqaluit include Iqaluit Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1942^[38].

Why It Matters

Iqaluit ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,778 views/month).^[2] Iqaluit has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Iqaluit is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Iqaluit include Iqaluit Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1942^[38].