Sanirajak
Also known as Hall Beach, Hall Beach, NU, Hall Beach, Nunavut, Sanirajak, NU, Sanirajak, Nunavut
Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning the shoreline), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately south of Igloolik.
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- Sanirajak
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- ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ
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- North Warning site 1997
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- Canada
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- Nunavut
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- Qikiqtaaluk
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Sanirajak (Inuktitut meaning the shoreline), Syllabics: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as Hall Beach until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit settlement within the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, approximately south of Igloolik.
== History == It was established in 1957 during the construction of a Distant Early Warning (DEW) site. Currently the settlement is home to a North Warning System () radar facility and the Sanirajak Airport.
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