Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning the shoreline[6]), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020,[7] is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately 69 km (43 mi) south of Igloolik.
Sanirajak
ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ | |
|---|---|
.jpg) North Warning site 1997 | |
  Sanirajak  Sanirajak | |
| Coordinates: 68°47′25″N 081°14′15″W / 68.79028°N 81.23750°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk |
| Electoral district | Amittuq |
| Settled | 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philip Anguratsiaq |
| • MLA Amittuq | Joelie Kaernerk |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 891 |
| • Density | 54.5/km2 (141/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 867 |
History
editIt was established in 1957 during the construction of a Distant Early Warning (DEW) site. Currently the settlement is home to a North Warning System (68°45′44″N 081°13′44″W / 68.76222°N 81.22889°W) radar facility and the Hall Beach Airport.
In 1971, seven sounding rockets of the Tomahawk Sandia type were launched from Sanirajak, some reaching altitudes of 270 km (170 mi).[8]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 287 | — |
| 1981 | 349 | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 451 | +29.2% |
| 1991 | 526 | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 543 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 609 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 654 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 736 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 848 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 891 | +5.1% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [4][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] | ||
In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Sanirajak (Hall Beach) had a population of 891 living in 197 of its 205 total private dwellings, a change of 5.1% from its 2016 population of 848. With a land area of 16.36 km2 (6.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.5/km2 (141.1/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Geography
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Climate
editSanirajak has a tundra climate (Köppen: ETf), a polar climate sub-type under the Köppen climate classification, without the presence of trees, and iced over for most of the year.[18] Summers are very short and cool, with chilly nights. Winters are long and extremely cold, lasting most of the year with little chance of a thaw.
| Climate data for Sanirajak (Hall Beach Airport) WMO ID: 71081; coordinates 68°46′33″N 81°14′33″W / 68.77583°N 81.24250°W; elevation: 9.1 m (30 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957−present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 0.0 | 0.4 | −0.6 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 21.1 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 0.3 | −0.9 | 28.0 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −26.7 (−16.1) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −30.7 (−23.3) |
−31.8 (−25.2) |
−28.1 (−18.6) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −34.6 (−30.3) |
−35.7 (−32.3) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −50.0 (−58.0) |
−54.1 (−65.4) |
−52.5 (−62.5) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−20.6 (−5.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
−53.9 (−65.0) |
−54.1 (−65.4) |
| Record low wind chill | −72.8 | −71.7 | −66.6 | −58.0 | −44.7 | −32.7 | −7.8 | −11.7 | −25.1 | −49.6 | −61.4 | −64.6 | −72.8 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.1 (0.24) |
5.9 (0.23) |
8.2 (0.32) |
11.6 (0.46) |
15.6 (0.61) |
18.2 (0.72) |
21.7 (0.85) |
38.4 (1.51) |
30.9 (1.22) |
27.1 (1.07) |
16.1 (0.63) |
9.6 (0.38) |
209.3 (8.24) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.6 (0.10) |
14.5 (0.57) |
22.2 (0.87) |
40.5 (1.59) |
17.9 (0.70) |
2.3 (0.09) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.00) |
100.2 (3.94) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 10.4 (4.1) |
8.9 (3.5) |
12.2 (4.8) |
18.2 (7.2) |
16.5 (6.5) |
10.0 (3.9) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.9 (0.7) |
12.4 (4.9) |
33.3 (13.1) |
25.4 (10.0) |
14.3 (5.6) |
163.3 (64.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.4 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 127.4 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.14 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.17 | 0.35 | 40.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 9.7 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 0.05 | 0.95 | 6.6 | 15.2 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 98.3 |
| Average afternoon relative humidity (%) (at 3pm) | 68.7 | 68.3 | 70.6 | 76.4 | 84.1 | 87.7 | 80.0 | 81.9 | 84.5 | 87.8 | 80.0 | 73.3 | 78.6 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[19] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sanirajak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019-2020" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "2021 General Election" (PDF). Elections Nunavut. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Elevation at airport. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Sanirajak (Hall Beach)". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Tranter, Emma (28 February 2020). "Nunavut minister signs off on name changes for two communities". Nunatsiaq News. Nortext Publishing Corporation. Nunatsiaq News. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Hall Beach". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.
- ^ "1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1977. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions" (PDF). Statistics Canada. September 1987. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. April 1997. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Hall Beach, Nunavut Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Sanirajak / Hall Beach". Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Climate ID: 2402350. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
Further reading
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- McAlpine PJ, and NE Simpson. 1976. "Fertility and Other Demographic Aspects of the Canadian Eskimo Communities of Igloolik and Hall Beach". Human Biology; an International Record of Research. 48, no. 1: 114–38.
- Wenzel, George W. 1997. "Using Harvest Research in Nunavut: An Example from Hall Beach". Arctic Anthropology. 34, no. 1: 18.