Kugluktuk

Kugluktuk (ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ in Inuktitut syllabics; formerly, Coppermine) is a hamlet with about 1400 people in the Kitikmeot Region in western Nunavut.

Understand

The traditional Inuinnaqtun name for the area means "the place of moving water", referring to the Coppermine River.

Get in

By boat

Aside from cruise ships, there are no passenger ships serving Kugluktuk.

By plane

• 1 Kugluktuk Airport (YCO  ^IATA). Canadian North operates flights to Kugluktuk from Yellowknife (90 mins; $550 one-way). It also has less frequent scheduled "milk run" flights from Cambridge Bay and Ulukhaktok. (updated Jun 2024)

See

• 1 Kugluk Territorial Park (Bloody Falls), 15km southwest of Kugluktuk. (updated Jun 2024)
• Cliffs along the Coronation Gulf

Sleep

• 1 Coppermine Inn, 2 Amagok St, ☏ +1 867-982-3333. Family-run hotel. (updated Jun 2024)