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Latitude: 69° 26' 20" N
Longitude 133° 01' 45" W
Total Population: 930
Total Dwellings: 343
Tuktoyaktuk means, "resembling a caribou", in Inuvialuit place-name meaning. Caribou are hunted in the fall by the Inuvialuit who also claim the areas reefs resemble caribou at low tide.
Local Legend
Local legend recalls a woman in a time when caribou were plentiful, that could petrify caribou simply by looking at them.
The Molson Ice Beach Party
On September 3, 1995 the tiny community hosted an impromptu concert promoted by the Molson Brewing Company dubbed "The Molson Ice Beach Party". Acts performing at the concert included Hole, Metallica, and Veruca Salt.
Mars
On August 9, 2004 the Mars %28planet%29 rover Opportunity, also known as MER-B, examined a patch of rocks dubbed Tuktoyaktuk. Opportunity used the rover's rock abrasion tool on a rock called " Inuvik". The Tuktoyuktuk patch on Mars is located in "Endurance Crater" in the region of Mars known as Meridiani Planum.