Margaret Aniksak Visitor Centre
The Margaret Aniksak Visitor Centre celebrates the rich history of Arviat and the Padlei Area. Enjoy the many displays featuring traditional tools, Inuit games and traditional clothing. The Centre is open seasonally; from end of July to September. It will also be open on special occasions.

Margaret Aniksak Visitor Centre Monday-Wednesday-Friday 1-4 PM and 5-8 PM Tuesday & Thursday 10 AM-12 PM and 1-5 PM Saturdays 1-5 PM Tel: 867-857-2366 Fax: 867-857-2519

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Vera Akumalik Visitor Centre (Baker Lake - Qamanit'uaq)
Step back in time to a Hudson's Bay Post at the Vera Akumalik Visitor Centre in Baker Lake - the geographic centre of Canada. Stop by the Vera Akumalik Center, the Baker Lake Heritage Centre, one of the towns several galleries, or the Jessie Oonark Arts and Crafts Centre at the start, or end, of a trip down the Thelon Heritage River, the Kazan Heritage River, or the Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary.

Vera Akumalik Visitor Centre: Open in summer only. Tel: (867) 793-2456 Fax: (867) 793-2175

Baker Lake Heritage Centre: Weekdays 9-12 and 1-5 with additional hours in July. Tel: (867) 793-2598 Fax: (867) 793-2509

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Arctic Coast Visitor Centre (Cambridge Bay - Iqaluktuuttiaq)
Explore the history of the quest for the Northwest Passage at the Arctic Coast Visitor Centre in Cambridge Bay. Stop by the centre during your visit to Ovayok (Mt. Pelly) Territorial Park and the surrounding area, or to set up a local tour.

Arctic Coast Visitor Centre: Open weekdays, 9-5 year-round with extended hours in the summer and by request at other times during the year. Offers shower facilities. Tel: (867) 983-2842 Fax: (867) 983-2302

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Mallikjuaq Park Visitor Centre (Cape Dorset - Kinngait)
A main stop for cruise ship passengers en route to Mallikjuaq Territorial Park in Cape Dorset, the Mallikjuaq Park Visitor Centre displays artifacts portraying the history of Dorset and Mallikjuaq islands. Start here to arrange your trip to the Park.

Mallijuaq Park Visitor Centre: Tel: (867) 897-8996 Fax: (867) 897-8475

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Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre (Iqaluit)
The Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre in Iqaluit is being "Nunavut-ized" to describe Nunavut - its lands, its people, and its history. The centre will also highlight things to do while in Iqaluit, including a guided tour of Frobisher Bay or a walking tour of Iqaluit - Nunavut's capital City. The Centre is also a great starting point for a trip to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park or Qaummaarviit Territorial Park, both only a short distance from Iqaluit, or to register to go to Katannilik Territorial Park.

Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre: Tel: (867) 979-4636 Fax: (867) 979-1261 email: info@nunavuttourism.com

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Katannilik Park Visitor Centre (Kimmirut)
The Katannilik Park Visitor Centre, located in the restored Dewey Soper House in Kimmirut, provides interpretation for Katannilik Territorial Park and the Soper Heritage River. Staff at the centre will also register you in or out of the Park, and set up home-stays for visitors to Kimmirut.

Katannilik Park Visitor Centre: Tel: (867) 939-2416 Fax: (867) 939-2406

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Kugluktuk Heritage Centre (Kugluktuk - Qurluqtuq)
Visitors to the Kugluktuk Heritage Centre can learn about the local history, and the importance of the Coppermine River - a nominated Canadian Heritage River, and the scenic Kuklok (Bloody Falls) Territorial Park. The Centre is also the starting point to a self-guided interpretive walking trail of Kugluktuk.

Kugluktuk Heritage Centre: Offers walking tours and many other programs. Open 8:30-5:00. Tel: (867) 982-3232 Fax: (867) 982-3229

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Angmarlik Visitor Centre (Pangnirtung - Pangniqtuuq)
The history of whaling in Cumberland Sound and Pangnirtung is interpreted at the Angmarlik Visitor Centre, the Hudson's Bay Blubber Station and Kekerten Territorial Park - a three hour boat ride from Pangnirtung. Staff at the Centre will also arrange guides and outfitters to the Park, or to Auyuittuq National Park.

Angmarlik Visitor Centre: Tel: (867) 473-8737 Fax (867) 473-8685

Auyuittuq National Park - Parks Canada Interpretive Centre: Tel: (867) 473-8828 Fax: (867) 473-8612 email: nunavut_info@pch.gc.ca

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Nattinnak Centre (Pond Inlet - Mittimatalik)
Visitors to Pond Inlet come to enjoy spring snowmobile and dog team tours for wildlife watching at the floe edge and to the bird cliffs on Bylot Island, cross-country skiing and boat trips for sport fishing, narwhal watching, and sea kayaking among the ice bergs, or camping at Tamaarvik Territorial Park. This, and the history of the region, is showcased at the Nattinnak Centre - as is Sirmilik National Park, Nunavut's newest National Park, and Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

Nattinnak Centre Tel: (867) 899-8225 Fax: (867) 899-8175 Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary - Canadian Wildlife Service Mark Mallory Habitat Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service Prairie and Northern Region Environment Canada, Qimugjuk Building P.O. Box 1714 Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada X0A 0H0 Ph. 867.975-4637 Fax. 867-975-4645 email: mark.mallory@ec.gc.ca

Sirmilik National Park - Parks Canada Interpretive Centre (Pangnirtung): Tel: (867) 473-8828 Fax: (867) 473-8612 email: nunavut_info@pch.gc.ca

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Rankin Inlet Visitor Centre (Rankin Inlet - Kangiqiniq)
The Rankin Inlet Visitor Centre, currently housed in the Rankin Inlet Airport, directs visitors to Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga (Meliadine) River Territorial Park, and set up trips to Marble Island - an Inuit-owned historic site, and other sites in the region.

Rankin Inlet Visitor Centre - Kivalliq Region Tourism Co-Ordinator P.O. Box 459, Rankin Inlet, Tel: 867-645-3838 Fax: 867-645-3904

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