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Iqaluit has the distinction of being the smallest Canadian capital in terms of population and the only capital that cannot be accessed from the rest of Canada via a [[highway]]. Located on an island remote from the Canadian highway system, Iqaluit is generally only accessible by aircraft and, subject to ice conditions, by boat. [[Iqaluit Airport]] is a fully modern facility whose originally World War II-era runway is more than long enough for most classes of modern [[Jet aircraft|jet]]. Although there is a persistent rumour that Iqaluit is an emergency landing site for the [[Space Shuttle]], this is false.<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/facility/sts-els.htm List of Space Shuttle emergency landing sites at GlobalSecurity.org]</ref> Iqaluit Airport is a centre for cold-weather testing of new aircraft, such as the [[Airbus A380]] in February 2006.
 
In the middle of summer, a few ships &mdash; generally no larger than a [[Liberty ship|Liberty class]] vessel &mdash; transport bulk and heavy goods to the city. Iqaluit does not have a deep water harbour, so goods must be barged ashore, or the ship may be beached at high tide and the goods unloaded when the tide goes out. The city is currently planning a deepwater port[http://www.city.iqaluit.nu.ca/pdf/portproject.pdf].
 
It is in principle possible to reach Iqaluit on foot or by dog sled or snowmobile, both from other parts of Baffin Island and from the Quebec mainland when [[Hudson Strait]] freezes. This was how the Inuit traditionally travelled, and how they still do sometimes, but it is not advised for anyone who is not experienced in Arctic travel.
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==Architecture and attractions==
Much of Iqaluit's architecture is functional &mdash; designed to minimise material costs, while retaining heat and withstanding the climate. Early architecture runs from the [[1950s]] military barracks of the original [[DEW]] line installation, through the [[1970s]] white hyper-modernist [[fibreglass]] block of the Nakasuk elementary school, to the lines of the steel-reinforced concrete high-rise complex on the hill above it. The newer buildings are more colourful and diverse, and closer to the norms of southern architecture, but largely unremarkable.
 
The principal exception is the [[Legislative Assembly of Nunavut|Nunavut Legislative Assembly Building]], which is remarkable for its colourful interior, adorned with some of the very best in Inuit art.
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