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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]
1971 Lytton, British Columbia ... Alert, Nunavut: −19.4 °C (−3 °F) 2003 ... Eureka, Nunavut: −21.8 °C (−7 °F) 1971 Windsor, Ontario: 10.3 °C (51 °F)
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.
Located on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, Alert is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world. [1] It takes its name from HMS Alert, which wintered 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the present station off what is now Cape Sheridan, Nunavut in 1875–1876. [6] U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson in front of CFS Alert welcome sign
Alert, Nunavut Canada 1986 Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station: Devon Island, Nunavut Canada 2001 9 9 Himadri [11] Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway India 2008 8 Igloolik Research Centre [12] Igloolik, Nunavut Canada 1975 22 10 IndARC [13] Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, Norway India 2014 International Biological Station Lena-Nordenskiöld [14] Tiksi, Sakha
These settlements would have included Isachsen, Alert, Eureka, and Mould Bay. On October 31, 1971, the United States withdrew from participation in the weather program at the site. In 1971, the Canadian government made a significant investment in Isachsen to upgrade its buildings.
Alert and Eureka are part of Qikiqtaaluk, Unorganized (permanent population 0 [17]) areas in the Qikiqtaaluk. Formerly, there was a mining town at Nanisivik. However, it and the Nanisivik Mine closed in 2002, with Nanisivik Airport closing in 2010 and all flights transferred to Arctic Bay Airport.
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 ...