Kivalliq Region | Explore Nunavut

Kivalliq Region (formerly the Keewatin Region) is a region of Nunavut. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west of Hudson Bay together with Southampton Island and Coats Island.

Before 1999, Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories.

Protected areas include:

Arvia'juaq National Historic Site
East Bay Bird Sanctuary
Fall Caribou Crossing National Historic Site
Harry Gibbons Bird Sanctuary
Ijiraliq Territorial Park
Inuujarvik Territorial Park
McConnell River Bird Sanctuary
Thelon Game Sanctuary

Communities include:

Arviat
Baker Lake
Chesterfield Inlet
Coral Harbour
Rankin Inlet
Repulse Bay
Whale Cove