Editing Sanirajak

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Sanirajak
| native_name        = ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ
| settlement_type    = [[Hamlet (place)|Hamlet]]
| image_skyline      = Hall Beach, Nunavut (13431611974).jpg
| image_caption      = North Warning site 1997
| pushpin_map        = Canada Nunavut#Canada
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = Canada
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Territory]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Nunavut]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of regions of Nunavut|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Qikiqtaaluk Region|Qikiqtaaluk]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of Nunavut territorial electoral districts|Electoral district]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Amittuq]]
| government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/municipal_council_election_results_2019_en.pdf |title=Municipal Election Results 2019-2020|access-date=21 January 2023|publisher=[[Elections Nunavut]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.nu.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2021%20GE%20Results_0.pdf |title=2021 General Election|access-date=21 January 2023|publisher=[[Elections Nunavut]]}}</ref>
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Philip Anguratsiaq
| leader_title1      = [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|MLA]] [[Amittuq]]
| leader_name1       = [[Joelie Kaernerk]]
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1953
| area_footnotes     = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021census/>
| area_total_km2     = 16.36
| population_as_of   = 2021
| population_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/>
| population_total   = 891
| population_density_km2 = 54.5
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −05:00
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −04:00
| coordinates        = {{coord|68|47|25|N|081|14|15|W|region:CA-NU_type:city_scale:20000|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|OAURC|Sanirajak}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>Elevation at airport. {{CFS}}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 8
| postal_code_type   = [[Canadian Postal code]]
| postal_code        = [[List of X postal codes of Canada|X0A 0K0]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 867|867]]
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Sanirajak''' ([[Inuktitut]] meaning ''the shoreline''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canadiannorth.com/destination/sanirajak/ |title=  Sanirajak (Hall Beach)|access-date= 21 January 2023}}</ref>), [[Inuktitut syllabics|Syllabics]]: ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ), formerly known as '''Hall Beach''' until 27 February 2020,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tranter |first1=Emma |title=Nunavut minister signs off on name changes for two communities |url=https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/nunavut-minister-signs-off-on-name-changes-for-two-communities/ |access-date=6 October 2020 |work=Nunatsiaq News |agency=Nunatsiaq News |publisher=Nortext Publishing Corporation |date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817124927/https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/nunavut-minister-signs-off-on-name-changes-for-two-communities/ |archive-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> is an [[Inuit]] settlement within the [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]] of [[Nunavut]], Canada, approximately {{cvt|69|km}} south of [[Igloolik]].

== History ==
It was established in 1957 during the construction of a [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning]] (DEW) site. Currently the settlement is home to a [[North Warning System]] ({{Coord|68|45|44|N|081|13|44|W|scale:20000_region:CA-NU|display=inline|name=Hall Beach North Warning System (FOX MAIN)}}) radar facility and the [[Sanirajak Airport]].

In 1971, seven [[sounding rocket]]s of the [[TE-416 Tomahawk|Tomahawk]] [[Sandia National Laboratories|Sandia]] type were launched from Sanirajak, some reaching altitudes of {{cvt|270|km}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/sites/halbeach.htm |title=Hall Beach|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202184154/http://www.astronautix.com/sites/halbeach.htm |archive-date=2 December 2008}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
| title       = Federal census population history of Sanirajak
| type        = Canada
| align       = left
| width       =
| state       =
| shading     =
| percentages =
|1976|287
|1981|349
|1986|451
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|526
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|543
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|609
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|654
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|736
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|848
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|891
| footnote    =
| source = [[Statistics Canada]]<br/><ref name=2021census/><ref name=1976census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-805-1976.pdf | title=1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=June 1977 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=May 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=September 1987 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=April 1997 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=62 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=20 August 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=25 July 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=8 February 2017 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Sanirajak had a population of 891 living in 197 of its 205 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:891-848}}|848|1}} from its 2016 population of 848. With a land area of {{cvt|16.36|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|891|16.36|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000262 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=9 February 2022 | access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Hall Beach.jpg|thumb|1000px|left|Sanirajak in 1997]]

=== Climate ===
Sanirajak has a [[tundra climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''ETf''), a [[polar climate]] sub-type under the [[Köppen climate classification]], without the presence of trees, and [[ice]]d over for most of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=18047&cityname=Hall+Beach,+Nunavut,+Canada |title=Hall Beach, Nunavut Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> Summers are very short and cool, with chilly nights. Winters are long and extremely cold, lasting most of the year with little chance of a thaw.

{{Weather box
|location = Sanirajak ([[Sanirajak Airport]])<br>[[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 71081; coordinates {{coordinates|68|46|33|N|81|14|33|W|type:airport_region:CA-NU|name=Sanirajak Airport}}; elevation: {{cvt|9.1|m}}; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957−present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|width=100%
|Jan maximum humidex = 0.0
|Feb maximum humidex = 0.4
|Mar maximum humidex = -0.6
|Apr maximum humidex = 2.2
|May maximum humidex = 4.0
|Jun maximum humidex = 21.1
|Jul maximum humidex = 27.9
|Aug maximum humidex = 28.0
|Sep maximum humidex = 14.0
|Oct maximum humidex = 4.3
|Nov maximum humidex = 0.3
|Dec maximum humidex = -0.9
|year maximum humidex = 28.0
|Jan record high C = 1.3
|Feb record high C = 0.4
|Mar record high C = -0.5
|Apr record high C = 3.3
|May record high C = 4.4
|Jun record high C = 21.1
|Jul record high C = 23.3
|Aug record high C = 24.8
|Sep record high C = 14.6
|Oct record high C = 4.2
|Nov record high C = 0.6
|Dec record high C = 0.4
|year record high C = 24.8
|Jan high C = -26.7
|Feb high C = -27.9
|Mar high C = -23.5
|Apr high C = -14.2
|May high C = -4.5
|Jun high C = 3.3
|Jul high C = 10.2
|Aug high C = 8.2
|Sep high C = 2.3
|Oct high C = -4.3
|Nov high C = -14.2
|Dec high C = -21.0
|year high C = -9.4
|Jan mean C= -30.7
|Feb mean C= -31.8
|Mar mean C= -28.1
|Apr mean C= -19.0
|May mean C= -8.1
|Jun mean C= 1.2
|Jul mean C= 6.9
|Aug mean C= 5.6
|Sep mean C= 0.6
|Oct mean C= -7.1
|Nov mean C= -18.3
|Dec mean C= -25.1
|year mean C= -12.8
|Jan low C = -34.6
|Feb low C = -35.7
|Mar low C = -32.6
|Apr low C = -23.8
|May low C = -11.6
|Jun low C = -0.9
|Jul low C = 3.5
|Aug low C = 2.8
|Sep low C = -1.2
|Oct low C = -9.8
|Nov low C = -22.4
|Dec low C = -29.1
|year low C = -16.3
|Jan record low C = -50.0
|Feb record low C = -54.1
|Mar record low C = -52.5
|Apr record low C = -44.1
|May record low C = -31.1
|Jun record low C = -20.6
|Jul record low C = -3.3
|Aug record low C = -5.1
|Sep record low C = -16.7
|Oct record low C = -33.6
|Nov record low C = -42.2
|Dec record low C = -53.9
|year record low C = -54.1
|Jan chill = -72.8
|Feb chill = -71.7
|Mar chill = -66.6
|Apr chill = -58.0
|May chill = -44.7
|Jun chill = -32.7
|Jul chill = -7.8
|Aug chill = -11.7
|Sep chill = -25.1
|Oct chill = -49.6
|Nov chill = -61.4
|Dec chill = -64.6
|year chill = -72.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 6.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 5.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 8.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 11.6
|May precipitation mm = 15.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 18.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 21.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 38.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 30.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 27.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 16.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 9.6
|year precipitation mm = 209.3
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.0
|Feb rain mm = 0.0
|Mar rain mm = 0.0
|Apr rain mm = 0.0
|May rain mm = 2.6
|Jun rain mm = 14.5
|Jul rain mm = 22.2
|Aug rain mm = 40.5
|Sep rain mm = 17.9
|Oct rain mm = 2.3
|Nov rain mm = 0.0
|Dec rain mm = 0.1
|year rain mm = 100.2
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 10.4
|Feb snow cm = 8.9
|Mar snow cm = 12.2
|Apr snow cm = 18.2
|May snow cm = 16.5
|Jun snow cm = 10.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 1.9
|Sep snow cm = 12.4
|Oct snow cm = 33.3
|Nov snow cm = 25.4
|Dec snow cm = 14.3
|year snow cm = 163.3
|humidity colour = green
|time day = 3pm
|Jan afthumidity = 68.7
|Feb afthumidity = 68.3
|Mar afthumidity = 70.6
|Apr afthumidity = 76.4
|May afthumidity = 84.1
|Jun afthumidity = 87.7
|Jul afthumidity = 80.0
|Aug afthumidity = 81.9
|Sep afthumidity = 84.5
|Oct afthumidity = 87.8
|Nov afthumidity = 80.0
|Dec afthumidity = 73.3
|year afthumidity = 78.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.4
|Feb precipitation days = 6.9
|Mar precipitation days = 8.5
|Apr precipitation days = 10.6
|May precipitation days = 10.5
|Jun precipitation days = 9.3
|Jul precipitation days = 10.9
|Aug precipitation days = 12.3
|Sep precipitation days = 12.0
|Oct precipitation days = 15.8
|Nov precipitation days = 12.4
|Dec precipitation days = 10.0
|year precipitation days = 127.4
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 0.05
|Feb rain days = 0.0
|Mar rain days = 0.0
|Apr rain days = 0.14
|May rain days = 1.1
|Jun rain days = 7.3
|Jul rain days = 10.6
|Aug rain days = 12.8
|Sep rain days = 6.8
|Oct rain days = 1.4
|Nov rain days = 0.17
|Dec rain days = 0.35
|year rain days = 40.6
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 9.7
|Feb snow days = 7.2
|Mar snow days = 8.5
|Apr snow days = 10.7
|May snow days = 9.6
|Jun snow days = 5.2
|Jul snow days = 0.05
|Aug snow days = 0.95
|Sep snow days = 6.6
|Oct snow days = 15.2
|Nov snow days = 13.7
|Dec snow days = 11.0
|year snow days = 98.3
|source 1 = [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]]<ref name="ccn">{{cite web 
|publisher = [[Environment and Climate Change Canada]] 
|url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=380000000&dispBack=0
|id = Climate ID: 2402350 
|title = Sanirajak / Hall Beach
|work = Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 
|access-date = 13 April 2024
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240413004145/https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=380000000&dispBack=0
|archive-date = 13 April 2024}}</ref>
}}

== See also ==
* [[List of municipalities in Nunavut]]
* [[Charles Francis Hall]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
{{Commons category}}
{{refbegin}}
* McAlpine PJ, and NE Simpson. 1976. "Fertility and Other Demographic Aspects of the Canadian Eskimo Communities of Igloolik and Hall Beach". ''Human Biology; an International Record of Research''. 48, no. 1: 114–38.
* Wenzel, George W. 1997. "Using Harvest Research in Nunavut: An Example from Hall Beach". ''Arctic Anthropology''. 34, no. 1: 18.
{{refend}}

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