Taloyoak
Taloyoak or Talurjuaq (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ), formerly known as Spence Bay until 1 July 1992, although the body of water on which it is situated continues to be known as Spence Bay — same as the body of water on which Iqaluit is situated continues to be known as Frobisher Bay — (2016 population 1,029) is located on the Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Nunavut Canada. The community is served only by air and by annual supply sealift. Taloyoak may mean "large blind", referring to a stone caribou blind or a screen used for caribou hunting. The community is situated east of  the regional centre of Cambridge Bay, northeast of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Taloyoak is the northernmost community in mainland Canada. Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Taloyoak had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Languages spoken are English and Inuktitut. Broadband communications. The community has been served by the Qiniq network since 2005. Qiniq is a fixed wireless service to homes and businesses, connecting to the outside world via a satellite  backbone. The Qiniq network is designed and operated by SSI Micro. In 2017, the network was upgraded to 4G LTE technology, and 2G-GSM for mobile voice. Surrounding area. Taloyoak is surrounded by tundra and the ground is black/gray. To the north there is an impressive rock formation that looks similar to Uluru. Farther north is the Murchison Promontory, the northernmost mainland point of the Americas and of Canada. Climate. Taloyoak has a tundra climate (ET) with short but cool summers and long cold winters.