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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]
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
Jose Kusugak (2 May 1950 – 18 [1] or 19 [2] January 2011) was an Inuk politician from Repulse Bay, Northwest Territories (now Naujaat, Nunavut), Canada. He was an activist for Inuit rights, language and culture .
Eva Aariak, former Premier of Nunavut; Susan Aglukark, singer-songwriter; Leona Aglukkaq, MP, Minister of the Environment for Canada, territorial MLA and minister; Olayuk Akesuk, territorial politician; Atuat Akkitirq, filmmaker, actress, and costume designer; David Alagalak, territorial politician; Ovide Alakannuark, territorial politician
Alert Airport (IATA: YLT, ICAO: CYLT) is located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km (520 mi) south of the true North Pole. It is operated by the Canadian Department of National Defence and is part of Canadian Forces Station Alert. A weather station was established on the site in 1950, and in 1957 construction began on the military ...
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At the site of a bloody battlefield that marked the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, Singaram Soosaimuthu fishes every day with his son, casting nets and reeling them in. The former Tamil fighter ...
Disease-related deaths in Nunavut (2 C) This page was last edited on 27 September 2019, at 08:50 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...