Nunavut

Population

Languages

Interesting Facts

• The territory's flower is a Purple Saxifrage
• The bird is a Rock Partigram

Careers

AGRICULTURE

• In Nunavut it is too cold to grow fruits & vegetables.
• So they fly them in on planes.

Industry

• Mining
• Tourism
• Shrimp & Scallop Fishing
• Hunting & Trapping
• Arts & Crafts Production

History

• 1993 Nunavut was taken out on Yukon
• April 1, 1999 it became a territory
• Nunavut was a dream of the Inuitsto have a self governing place
• Nunavut means "our land" in Inuktitut

Physical Landforms

• The land & water is frozen most of the year
• In winter you can't tell land from water
• Mostly mountains and tundra
• PLANTS- moss, tough grasses, & small willow shrubs on tundra
• Climate- cold most of the year