ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ

Iqaluit  ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (pronounced “Ee-KHA-Loo-Eat”), meaning "place of fish" in Inuktitut.

Iqaluit has been a traditional fishing location used by the nomadic Inuit for thousands of years, prior to Canadian colonization. Iqaluit sits just below the Arctic Circle and has a tundra climate featuring long, cold winters, and brief summers that are too cool to permit the growth of large trees. In 1999, Iqaluit was designated the capital of Nunavut after the division of the Northwest Territories into two separate territories in Canada.

I have been living in Iqaluit for 7+ years. It is the perfect place to recover from sensory overload. And no, I don’t get too cold- I just make sure I wear a really warm coat.