A special place in the Arctic
A special place in the Arctic
Inuvik is located in Canada, at approximately 68 degrees north and 133 degrees west, and is accessible year-round by road via the Dempster Highway or by regional airlines. Inuvik means ‘Place of Man’ in Inuvialuktun. The city was founded in 1953 as a logistics centre in the Northwest Territories and was initially named New Aklavik. In 1958, it was renamed Inuvik. As of 2018, 60 percent of its inhabitants are of European origin, 25 percent are Inuit and 15 percent Métis. In addition to English, the local languages are Inuvialuktun and Gwich’in.
