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Orthographic projection centred over Alert, Nunavut. Alert is 12 km (7.5 mi) west of Cape Sheridan, the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, on the shore of the ice-covered Lincoln Sea. Alert lies just 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole; the nearest Canadian city is Iqaluit, the capital of the territory of Nunavut, 2,092 km (1,300 mi) distant.
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 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 ...
Nunavut 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 .
The closest inhabited place is Alert, the research station and CFS Alert, about 155 km (96 mi) northeast. The closest public settlement is Grise Fiord , over 650 km (400 mi) south southwest. McGill Mountain ( 81°59′N 71°35′W / 81.983°N 71.583°W / 81.983; -71.583 [ 5 ] ) is very close to the station, about 19 km (12 mi) north ...
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 ...
Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP; Peter Kattuk, territorial politician; Davidee Kavik, artist; Simeonie Keenainak, accordionist and retired RCMP officer; Kikkik, Inuk woman charged and acquitted of causing the death of one of her children in starvation times
47.54.236.220 16:04, 4 January 2024 (UTC) Did you read the second paragraph of the article? There are always people stationed at Alert. They are not necessarily there for an entire year but the weather station and the base are inhabited constantly. Think of it like a student going from a community in Nunavut to university.