The Western Arctic encompasses the lower Mackenzie River and its immense delta. Inuvik is located 200km North of the Arctic Circle, on the East Channel of the Mackenzie Delta. Inuvik, a new town constructed by the government since 1954, to replace Aklavik, which was constantly in danger of being washed away by spring flood. It is a bustling town of about 3 000, centre of government, medical and transportation services for the western NWT, and certainly the tourism centre for the Western Arctic. This is truly the "land of the midnight sun" where the sun is far above the horizon for 24 hrs. a day in mid-summer.
(On the left) Our Lady of Victory - Inuvik's famous "Igloo Church"
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