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Alert is also very dry, the fourth-driest locality in Nunavut, averaging only 158.3 mm (6.23 in) of precipitation per year. Most of this occurs during the months of July, August and September, mostly in the form of snow. On average Alert sees 17.4 mm (0.69 in) of rain, the least of any place in Nunavut, between June and September.
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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 11, 2017 · Description Alert, Canada ESA375402.jpg. English: This Sentinel-1 radar composite image takes us to the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island (lower-left), where the Nares Strait opens up into the Lincoln Sea in the Canadian Arctic. The image was created by combining three radar scans from Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured in December, January and ...
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 ·...
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.
Mar 31, 2017 · Details. This Sentinel-1 radar composite image takes us to the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island (lower-left), where the Nares Strait opens up into the Lincoln Sea in the Canadian Arctic. The image was created by combining three radar scans from Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured in December, January and February.
Geography of Alert, Nunavut. Alert is located on the shore of the ice-covered Lincoln Sea. The settlement is surrounded by rugged hills and valleys, and the shore is composed primarily of slate and shale. The sea is covered with sea ice for most of the year. Climate of Alert, Nunavut.