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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]
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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
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
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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.
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