Rankin Inlet

Rankin Inlet, Canada, located on the west coast of Hudson Bay, with about 2,350 inhabitants (of which 78 % Inuit ) is the second largest community of Nunavut, and the capital of the Kivalliq Region. Your Inuktitut name is Kangiqiniq, "lower estuary ".

Named after John Rankin, a British Royal Navy officer of the 17th century, was Rankin Inlet in 1955 by the North Rankin Nickel Mines Ltd.. Founded as a mining, administrative and transport center after 1929 nickel deposits were discovered for the first time. Lived previously at this point only a few people, so pulled the opening of the mine from wide environment working on seeking Inuit. The settlement developed rapidly and achieved by the mining company a relatively high economic strength. Five years after the establishment were a warehouse of the Hudson's Bay Company, a hospital, three churches, besides increasing administrative and many residential buildings for the employees. However, the mineral deposits were exhausted in 1962, and the mine was abandoned. With great effort, new economic sources have been developed, including a commercial center, fish processing industry and craft workshops.

With the suitable also for jets runway of the Rankin Inlet airport serves as the entrance arch for the entire Kivalliq region and as a hub for scheduled flights to Winnipeg (via Churchill), Iqaluit and Yellowknife.

An important example of earlier settlement of the surrounding area can be found on Meliadine River, which flows to the northeast of Rankin Inlet into Hudson Bay: Ijiraliq, an exposed in Igalugaarjuup Nunanga - Territorial Park Thule settlement from the 15th century.