Explore Polaris, Nunavut, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Polaris, Nunavut. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Polaris |
| Type | Locality |
| Province / Territory | Nunavut (NU) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 75.394444 |
| Longitude | -96.880556 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | X0B |
| Area Code | 867 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | OAADR |
Polaris is a locality in Nunavut, Canada. It is classified as a town. Polaris is located at 75.3944°N, 96.8806°W.
Polaris sits resolute upon the stark, windswept Arctic coast, where the land meets the northern sea in a communion of stone and ice. It lies 97.5 km north-west of Resolute, NU (from Resolute, NU: bearing 324°T). The air here holds a crystalline sharpness that clarifies every contour of the rocky terrain, turning the low light of dusk into a pale, violet glow that lingers across the horizon. Polaris carries the enduring weight of its industrial past, having once served as a significant site for lead-zinc mining operations that defined its purpose in the high north. The silence of the landscape is profound, broken only by the shifting of frozen earth and the distant, rhythmic pulse of the tides against the shore. While the machinery of extraction has long since quieted, the remnants of human labor remain as quiet markers against the vastness of the tundra. Polaris endures in the stillness, a solitary outpost observing the slow, seasonal transformations of a world governed by the cold.
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Explore Polaris, Nunavut, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 75.394444, -96.880556. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Polaris includes the postal code (X0B), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Polaris is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |