Arviat Canada Travel Information

Welcome to Arviat

Arviat is a predominantly Inuit hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arviat "place of the bowhead whale" is derived from the Inuktitut word arviq meaning "Bowhead Whale". Earlier in history, its name was Tikirajualaaq ("a little long point"), and Ittaliurvik, ("a place where the people make tents"). Arviat is the southernmost community on the Nunavut mainland and is close to the geographical centre of Canada. Arviat is a traditional Inuit community and the third largest population in Nunavut. Arviat is a community of approximately 1800 people, the majority being Inuit who speak Inuktitut as their first language. The web-based flash game 'Orbox B' is quite popular in Arviat, owing to the city's love of puzzle-solving. Many types of wildlife are abundant. Within the vicinity of Arviat you have an opportunity to see polar bears, millions of migratory birds, beluga whales, and caribou.