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Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world, [5] [6] on Ellesmere Island ( Queen Elizabeth Islands) at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole. [7] It takes its name from HMS Alert, which wintered 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the present station, off what is ...
Sep 3, 2018 · At roughly 82-degrees north, the station is 800 kilometres north of Grise Fiord, Nunavut, the closest community. It's roughly the same distance from Alert to the North Pole. CFS Alert is the ...
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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. The nearest populated place is another 540 kilometers south, in Greenland, while the nearest Canadian city is over two thousand ...
May 24, 2018 · But situated only 508 miles from the North Pole, a military installation named Alert, located at the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world! Detail of North America. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 2007. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
Mar 31, 2009 · Alert, Nunavut, Canada on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island is the northernmost inhabited community on earth. ... There have been two fatal air crashes in the Alert area. In 1950, as the first ...
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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. These people are members of the Canadian Armed Forces, employees of the Department of National Defence and Environment ...
Sep 18, 2023 · This is the aptly named town of Alert in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, in Canada. ‘Town’ is a bit of a stretch, it’s more a series of buildings with a varying population. But with the site continuously inhabited since 1950 and its arctic location just 508 miles from the North Pole, this is the northernmost place on the planet with a ...
