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Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet ((イヌクティトゥット語:Kangiqliniq);〔(Rankin Inlet )〕 Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅ〔(Research Database )〕 or ''Kangirliniq'',〔(Harvest Estimates )〕 ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ,〔 or ''Kangir&iniq''〔('Language watchdog needed in Nunavut )〕 meaning ''deep bay/inlet'') is an Inuit hamlet on Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada.〔(nkin Inlet ) at the Atlas of Canada〕 Located on the northwestern Hudson Bay, between Chesterfield Inlet and Arviat, it is the regional centre for the Kivalliq Region.
In the 1995 Nunavut capital plebiscite, Iqaluit defeated Rankin Inlet to become territorial capital of Nunavut.
== History ==
Archaeological sites established the area was inhabited around 1200 A.D. by Thule people, bowhead whale hunters. By the late 18th century, they were succeeded by Caribou Inuit who hunted the inland barren-ground caribou, and fished for Arctic charr along the coast, as well as the Diane River and Meliadine River. The Hudson's Bay Company established itself throughout the bay in the 17th century, and after 1717, sloops from Churchill, Manitoba traded north to Rankin Inlet and beyond. There was an unfortunate expedition shipwrecked on Marble Island, 32 km east of Rankin Inlet: James Knight's expedition died in the island around 1722. It was surveyed by William Moor in 1747. HBC contact was followed in the mid-19th century by American and European whalers, who were followed by fur traders trapping white fox skins in the early 20th century, followed by missionaries who brought a written language system.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NOTRE DAME DU CAP )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre )〕
The town itself was founded by the owners of the Rankin Inlet Mine, just north of Johnston Cove. Starting in 1957, the mine produced nickel and copper ores from an underground operation. The mine was the first case of Inuit miners in Canada. When the mine closed in 1962, Rankin Inlet had a population of approximately 500 Inuit, and 70-80% had been mine workers. Several unsuccessful attempts followed to develop alternate sources of income for the town. These included a pig ranch in 1969 and a chicken-raising venture in the 1970s. Both animal groups were fed a diet of local fish, which gave the meat an unpleasant flavour. It was also common for the animals to freeze to death or be eaten by polar bears.〔(History of the Development of Agriculture in the N.W.T. )〕
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