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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.
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Aug 6, 2012 · Last Edited May 13, 2021. 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. The nearest populated place is another 540 kilometers south, in Greenland, while the nearest Canadian city is over two thousand ...
Sep 3, 2018 · CFS Alert is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. A series of signs outside the base show the distance to various places around the world. (Mario De...
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.
Mar 31, 2009 · Alert, Nunavut, Canada on the northern tip of Ellesmere Island is the northernmost inhabited community on earth. The North Pole is only 508 miles away. The community was named after the HMS...
Canadian Forces Station Alert (French: Station des Forces canadiennes Alert), often shortened to CFS Alert (SFC Alert), is a signals intelligence intercept facility of the Canadian Armed Forces at Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
