Canada Makes Its Largest Land Transfer in History, Returning Mineral-Rich Arctic Region to the People of Nunavut

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesJan 19, 2024, 3:05 pm717 ptsHotTop
The Canadian government made its largest land transfer in history on Thursday when it officially signed over the massive Arctic territory of Nunavut to its own government, who will now have control over the 808,200 square miles of sparsely populated mountains, tundra and vast mineral reserves. The Nunavut Lands…

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