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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.
Description: settlement in Nunavut, Canada, the northernmost permanently inhabited place on Earth. Categories: human settlement, research station, weather station and locality. Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America. View on OpenStreetMap.
Aug 6, 2012 · Alert, Nunavut, is a Canadian military base stationed at the north end of Ellesmere Island. Located 817 km from the north pole, Alert is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. About 55 people live at Alert.
Feb 3, 2017 · Located just over eight hundred kilometers away from the North Pole, the community of Alert, on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island, in Nunavut, Canada, is the most northerly permanent settlement in the world.
Sep 24, 2023 · The northernmost continuously inhabited settlement in the world located in Nunavut, Canada. Alert is in the Canadian arctic and runs all year round. ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 Flying to the arctic...
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Jul 15, 2019 · Alert is located on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island where the Nares Strait opens up into the Lincoln Sea in the Canadian Arctic. The nearest Canadian city is Iqaluit, the capital of the territory of Nunavut,which lies 2,092 kilometers (1,300 miles) away.
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Alert, Nunavut, located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Canada, holds the distinction of being the northernmost continuously inhabited place on Earth. Situated on Ellesmere Island, part of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Alert is a mere 817 kilometres (508 miles) from the North Pole.
