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Cambridge Bay, Nunavut |
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Arctic
Island Lodge - Cambridge
Bay, Nunavut
The
Ikaluktutiak
Co-operative owns and operates the Arctic
Island Lodge. This hotel features 25 rooms and one
suite. There are 17 single occupancy rooms and 8 double
occupancy rooms. Each room has a private bath, coffee
service, color cable TV and phone. The daily rates are
$200 for single occupancy rooms and $300 for double.
The lodge features two meeting rooms. The North
West Passage room features a stuffed polar bear and
Franklin Expedition artifacts and seats 125. A second
meeting room accommodates 40. The Co-operative also
provides complimentary shuttle service to and from the
airport. Local guides offer tours to view musk ox, Mount
Pelly, the Japanese monuments and the over 60 species
of local birds. Walking tours and passenger van tours
are available.
About Cambridge Bay
Alternate Name: Ikaluktutiak
Local Meaning: Good Fishing Place |
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Cambridge Bay is located on southeast coast of Victoria Island. There is an abundance of wildlife here including caribou, fish, waterfowl and seals. Visitors to Cambridge Bay can take guided tours to see musk oxen and nesting birds at Mt. Pelly. Naturalist tours to see the tundra birds, waterfowl and brilliantly flowered tundra in July.
Cambridge Bay is home to the Arctic Coast Visitors' Centre. The centre features Inuit history, arts and culture. Interpretative trails take visitors through an old town site, and the wreck of Amundsen's ship.
Cambridge Bay is the jumping off point for two excellent canoeing rivers. The Nanook and the Kuujjua Rivers offer fabulous scenery. Both rivers will take canoeists a number of weeks to ford, and include difficult portages. This is the trip of a lifetime for experienced canoers.
For the Curious in Cambridge Bay
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Animals: Caribou, Musk Oxen, Foxes, Wolves, Lemmings, Weasels, Polar Bears, Wolves, Grizzly Bears, Ground Squirrels, Bearded Seals |
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Birds: Snow Buntings, Whistling Swans, Seagulls, Canada Geese, Ross's Geese, Black Brants, Snow Geese, King and Common Eiders, Pintails, Long-tailed Ducks, Jaegers, Peregrine Falcons, Snowy Owls, Rock and Willow Ptarmigan, Ravens |
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Flora : Tundra Flowers |
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Land & Mountains: Mount Pelly |
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Arts & Crafts: Carvers, Clothing: Parkas & Footwear |
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Archeology : Sites at Mount Pelly |
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Explorers: Wreck of Amundsen’s Ship |
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Museums & Parks : Arctic Coast Visitors Centre |
For the Adventurous in Cambridge Bay
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