Apex
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A small coastal village 5 km southeast of Iqaluit, with red-and-white Hudson's Bay Company buildings, a wide pebble beach, and trails with views over Frobisher Bay.
Apex, known in Inuktitut as Niaqunngut, was one of Iqaluit's earliest Inuit settlements, and many families moved here during the US military base era of the 1950s. Along the shore stand several red-and-white Hudson's Bay Company buildings, next to a broad pebble beach where you can see the dramatic tidal range at low tide. From Iqaluit, the Apex trail follows the coast for about 1.5 hours on foot, passing a cemetery and tundra. You can also reach it by taxi in about 10 minutes. The village has very few facilities, so bring your own drinking water.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Road to Nowhere
- Frobisher Bay & Koojesse Inlet
- Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum
- St. Jude's Cathedral
- Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
- Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
- Qaummaarviit Territorial Park
- Katannilik Territorial Park