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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 ]
Canadian Forces Station Alert ( French: Station des Forces canadiennes Alert[ 5] ), often shortened to CFS Alert ( SFC Alert ), is a signals intelligence intercept facility of the Canadian Armed Forces at Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. Located on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, Alert is the northernmost ...
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 . The observatory is the northernmost ...
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
Eureka is a small research base on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the north side of Slidre Fiord, which enters Eureka Sound farther west. It is the third-northernmost permanent research community in the world. The only two farther north are Alert, which is also on ...
Nunavut (/ ˈ n ʊ n ə v ʊ t /, / ˈ n uː n ə v uː t /; French:, , ; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, , lit. ' our land ' [11]) is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act [12] and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, [13] which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government.
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Lake Hazenis a freshwater lake in the northern part of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, north of the Arctic Circle. It is the largest lake north of the Arctic Circleby volume. By surface area it is third largest, after Lake Taymyrin Russiaand Lake Inariin Finland. The area around the lake is a thermal oasis within a polar desert, with summer ...