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Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The location is on Ellesmere Island (in the Queen Elizabeth Islands ) at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole . [ 7 ]
Alert, Nunavut, the northernmost settlement in Canada and the world, experiences this from about November 19 to January 22. Its antipode ( 82°30′S 117°38′E / 82.500°S 117.633°E / -82.500; 117.633 ) experiences this from about May 19 to July 25
The Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory is an atmospheric baseline station operated by Environment and Climate Change Canada located about 6 km (3.7 mi) south south-west of Alert, Nunavut, on the north-eastern tip of Ellesmere Island, about 800 km (500 mi) south of the geographic North Pole.
Multiple exposure of midnight sun on Lake Ozhogino in Yakutia, Russia Timelapse video of Lapland's midnight sun in Rovaniemi, Finland. Because there are no permanent human settlements south of the Antarctic Circle, apart from research stations, the countries and territories whose populations experience midnight sun are limited to those crossed by the Arctic Circle: Canada (Yukon, Nunavut, and ...
Twilight occurs according to the solar elevation angle θ s, which is the position of the geometric center of the Sun relative to the horizon. There are three established and widely accepted subcategories of twilight: civil twilight (nearest the horizon), nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight (farthest from the horizon).
Resolute Bay, Nunavut, 2002 Resolute at Sundown, 2002 Stone Cairn, 2002 Main article: High Arctic relocation The area shows evidence of being occupied sporadically by the Dorset culture (Tuniit) and later the Thule people from as early as 1500 BCE until 1000 CE.
1 Alert's value as a military base. 1 comment. 2 Edmonton. 6 comments. ... Orthographic projection centred over Alert Nunavut.png Nominated for Deletion. 1 comment. 9 ...
The park includes Barbeau Peak, part of the Arctic Cordillera, which at 2,616 m (8,583 ft) is the highest mountain in Nunavut. The park, located in the high arctic, sees 24 hours of daylight ("midnight sun") from May to August, and 24 hours of darkness (polar night) from November to February. Winters in the national park are very cold and are ...