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  2. Canadian Ice Service - Wikipedia

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    The CIS is the leading authority for information about ice in Canada's navigable waters. [1] Ice affects marine transportation in Canada's heartland as well as in the North, commercial fishing, offshore resource development, the hunting and fishing patterns of aboriginal peoples, tourism and recreation, and local weather patterns and long-term ...

  3. List of icebreakers - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of icebreakers and other special icebreaking vessels (except cargo ships and tankers) capable of operating independently in ice-covered waters. Ships known to be in service are presented in bold. [1] [2

  4. CCGS Amundsen - Wikipedia

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    CCGS Amundsen [note 1] is a Pierre Radisson-class icebreaker and Arctic research vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.The vessel entered service in 1979 as Franklin and was renamed Sir John Franklin in 1980 and served as such until 1996.

  5. Ayles Ice Shelf - Wikipedia

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    A 1986 survey of Canadian ice shelves found that 48 km 2 (19 sq mi), a volume of 3.3 km 3 (0.79 cu mi), of ice calved from the Milne and Ayles ice shelves between 1959 and 1974. [2] Canada lost 94% of its overall ice shelf area between 1906 and 2015. [3]

  6. Category:Meteorological Service of Canada - Wikipedia

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    English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Pages in category "Meteorological Service of Canada" ... Canadian Hurricane Centre; Canadian Ice Service;

  7. CCGS John A. Macdonald - Wikipedia

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    CCGS John A. Macdonald [note 1] was a Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker. She was named after The Right Honourable, Sir John Alexander Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. The ship was commissioned into the Canadian Department of Transport's Marine Service in 1960 using the prefix "Canadian Government Ship" (CGS).

  8. List of meteorology institutions - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Meteorological Centre; Environment and Climate Change Canada. Meteorological Service of Canada. Canadian Ice Service; United States: National Center for Atmospheric Research NCAR; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Severe Storms Laboratory; National Climatic Data Center; National Weather Service

  9. Ellesmere Ice Shelf - Wikipedia

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    The Ellesmere Ice Shelf was the largest ice shelf in the Arctic, encompassing about 9,100 square kilometres (3,500 square miles) of the north coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. [1] The ice shelf was first documented by the British Arctic Expedition of 1875–76, in which Lieutenant Pelham Aldrich 's party went from Cape Sheridan to ...