Alert, Nunavut
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alert-nunavut-182-9139353
title:
Alert, Nunavut
text:
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world. The location is on Ellesmere Island at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole. It takes its name from the Royal Navy vessel HMS Alert, which wintered 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the present station off what is now Cape Sheridan in 1875–1876. All Alert residents are temporary, typically serving three- to six-month tours of duty there. They staff a military signals
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Weather station and military facility in Nunavut, Canada
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alert,_Nunavut
date created:
2004-03-26T21:08:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T16:59:46Z
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