A 2002 Snowmobile Race Dec 30, 2006 04:12:36 Here is a clip of a 2002 snowmobile race in Iqaluit. Note how there are no trees, since Iqaluit is located above the Tree Line.
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Message from the Mayor of Iqaluit
Okay, I know that penguins only exist in the southern hemisphere, but this game was just too cute to pass up...
Did you know... Since Iqaluit is located above the Tree line, no trees grow in that region.
Iqaluit Description
Iqaluit, formerly Frobisher Bay, is the territorial capital and the largest community of Canada's youngest territory, Nunavut. According to the 2001 census, Iqaluit has a population of 5,236 of which about 60% is Inuit. Iqaluit was selected to serve as the new territory's capital in a territory-wide referendum, in which it was chosen over Rankin Inlet.
Iqaluit is located in the hills rising from Koojesse Inlet, an inlet of Frobisher Bay, on the south-east part of Baffin Island. It is well to the east of Nunavut's mainland, and northeast of Hudson Bay. Inhabitants of Iqaluit are called Iqalummiut (singular: Iqalummiuq).
Iqaluit has a typically arctic climate, with very cold winters and short summers that are too cool to permit the growth of trees. Average monthly temperatures are below freezing for eight months of the year. Precipitation averages just over 400 millimetres annually, but Iqaluit is much wetter than many other localities in the Canadian arctic islands, with the summer being the wettest season.
Iqaluit has the distinction of being the smallest Canadian capital in terms of population and the only capital that cannot be accessed from the rest of Canada via a highway.