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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.
In 2021, the population of Ellesmere Island was recorded at 144. There are three settlements: Alert, Eureka, and Grise Fiord. Ellesmere Island is administered as part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
- 196,236 km² (75,767 sq mi)
- Northern Canada
- 830 km (516 mi)
- Queen Elizabeth Islands
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Dec 20, 2016 · Eureka is the third northernmost permanent research community on the planet, and the second northernmost in Canada after Alert, Nunavut, which is also on Ellesmere Island. Despite sitting south...
Eureka est une petite base de recherche arctique et une station météorologique canadienne sur l' Île d'Ellesmere dans le territoire du Nunavut. Elle est la deuxième communauté la plus nordique au monde après Alert, base située sur la même île. En 2005, huit personnes y vivent en rotation pour opérer les différentes installations. Histoire.
- 11 avril 1947
- Canada
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. Aerial photographs of Eureka, Nunavut (5 F) Eureka Weather Station (7 F) PEARL Station in Eureka, Nunavut (5 F) Photographs of the national flag of Canada in Eureka, Nunavut (1 F)
Eureka is a research station located at 80°N, 86°W on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It was founded in 1947 as the first out of five weather stations established under Canada-U.S. Joint Arctic Weather Station program.
