Bathurst Inlet, Canada

Bathurst inlet is a small Inuit community located in Bathurst Inlet in the Kitikmeot Region of Canada’s Nunavat Territory.

The “Bathurst Inlet Lodge” is operated during the short Arctic summer and is a popular destination for tourists who wish to to see a more traditional type Inuit lifestyle and wildlife such as foxes, seals, Barren-ground caribou, arctic char and muskox. Also in the area is the Wilberforce Falls, the highest waterfall above the Arctic Circle.

Things to See & Do

* “Barthurst Inlet Lodge”
* Wildlife
* Wilberforce Falls

General Information

Cruise Season – May - Oct
Currency – Canadian dollar ($) (CAD)
Language – Inuit Language (Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun), English, French
Population – 0
Land Area – 19.1 km²
Electricity – 2 round pins European style
Time – GMT minus seven hours
International Country Telephone Code – +709

Travel Links - Like other communities in Nunavut, the only access is by aircraft. Although most tourists arrive from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, it is possible to charter an aircraft from Cambridge Bay.