Facts About Baker Lake
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Baker Lake is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada.
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The community was given its English name in 1761 from Captain William Christopher who named it after Sir William Baker, the 11th Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
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In 1916, the Hudson’s Bay Company established a trading post at Baker Lake, followed by Anglican missionaries in 1927.
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Baker Lake is known for its Inuit art, such as wallhangings, basalt stone sculptures and stone-cut prints.
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Baker Lake’s Inuktitut name is Qamani’tuaq, which means “ where the river widens”
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Baker Lake is 40 kilometres from the geographic centre of Canada and is the only inland community in Nunavut.
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Baker Lake is 18 m (59 ft) above sea level.
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Baker Lake sits on the shore of a huge lake, surrounded in all directions by pristine tundra landscape.
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The Estimated Population of Baker Lake is 2,069.
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The settlement is served by Baker Lake Airport, linking it to the nearby coastal town of Rankin Inlet, about 35 minutes away by air.