Taloyoak, Nunavut
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Taloyoak (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒃ, formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July, 1992) is located on the Boothia Peninsula in Canada's Nunavut Territory. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sea-lift. Taloyoak means "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind.
It's geographic datas are: elevation: 26m above sealevel lattitude: 69°32' North longitude: 93°31' West distance to: Cambridge Bay 460 km to the West Yellowknife 1224 km to the Southwest
1981 population countings said 431. 1985: 452, 1986: 540, 1988 estimated: 540, 1991: 580; Population is 720 according to the 2001 Census.
Languages spoken are English and Inuktitut.
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