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  2. Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory

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    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.

  3. Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    PEARL is located on Ellesmere Island, about 15 km from the Eureka Weather Station in Eureka, Nunavut and about 1,100 km from the North Pole. [3] It consists of 3 facilities: the Ridge Lab building, originally built by the Meteorological Service of Canada in 1992 to hold the Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Observatory (AStrO), the Zero (0) Altitude PEARL Auxiliary Laboratory (0PAL) and the Surface ...

  4. Northern Arctic Ecozone (CEC) - Wikipedia

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    Despite the low precipitation, the permafrost's ability to prevent water from draining through the soil, and the abundant snow and ice cover throughout the zone ensure that the climate is usually moist. [4] The northern waters are permanently frozen, but coastal areas in the south may open in the summer, though numerous large ice floes persist. [3]

  5. McGill Arctic Research Station - Wikipedia

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    McGill Arctic Research Station (Expedition Fiord) (MARS) is a small research station operated by McGill University located near the centre of Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut. It is located approximately 115 km (71 mi) southwest of Eureka, a weather and research station. It was first established in 1959 after scientists explored South Fiord ...

  6. Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency - Wikipedia

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    From this, economic expansion into the Northern Territories poses a risk and challenges to the Indigenous population and the environment. Climate change will affect Northern communities, leading to unstable seasons and overall warming. [20] In Nunavut, poverty continues to be a problem.

  7. Resolute, Nunavut - Wikipedia

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    Resolute has a tundra climate or ET, a polar climate sub-type under the Köppen climate classification, with long cold winters and short cool summers. The average high for the year is −12.7 °C (9.1 °F) while the average low for the year is −18.6 °C (−1.5 °F).

  8. Climate change and indigenous peoples - Wikipedia

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    Climate change has led to drastic drops in the ringed seal population, which has led to serious harm to the Inuit subsistence winter economy. [96] The ringed seal is the most prevalent subsistence species in all of Nunavut, with respect to both land and water. [96]

  9. Geography of Nunavut - Wikipedia

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    Nunavut. The Canadian territory of Nunavut lies mainly in the North American Arctic and covers about 1,994,071 km 2 (769,915 sq mi) (1,836,994 km 2 [709,267 sq mi] land [1] and 157,077 km 2 [60,648 sq mi] water [2]) of land and water including part of the mainland, most of the islands in the Arctic Archipelago, and all of the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay, and Ungava Bay (including the ...