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Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world, on Ellesmere Island (Queen Elizabeth Islands) at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole.
Sep 3, 2018 · North · Photos. Life north of 80: Meet the people living at the top of the world. CFS Alert is located on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, about 800 km from the nearest community. Alex Brockman · CBC...
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 ...
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.
Sep 24, 2023 · by Anywhere Goes. Have you heard of Alert, Nunavut? The northernmost continuously inhabited settlement in the world located in Nunavut, Canada. Alert is in the Canadian arctic...
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.
Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world, on Ellesmere Island at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole. It takes its name from HMS Alert, which wintered 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the present station, off what is now Cape Sheridan, in 1875–1876.
