Alert, Nunavut
E402605
Alert, Nunavut is a remote Canadian military and research station recognized as the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alert, Nunavut canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military station
ⓘ
research station ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 82.5 N ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 62.3 W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceToEureka,Nunavut | approximately 480 km ⓘ |
| distanceToIqaluit | over 2000 km ⓘ |
| distanceToNorthPole | approximately 817 km ⓘ |
| elevation | 30 m ⓘ |
| federalElectoralDistrict | Nunavut ⓘ |
| hasExtremeCondition |
frequent high winds
ⓘ
very low winter temperatures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
24-hour darkness in winter
ⓘ
24-hour daylight in summer ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
atmospheric research
ⓘ
meteorological research ⓘ military communications ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
airstrip
ⓘ
radar and communications facilities ⓘ research laboratories ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType | rotating personnel ⓘ |
| hasSupplyMethod |
air transport
ⓘ
occasional sealift ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
military personnel
ⓘ
scientific staff ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Archipelago
ⓘ
Arctic Ocean region ⓘ Canadian High Arctic ⓘ
surface form:
High Arctic
Nunavut ⓘ Qikiqtaaluk Region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ellesmere Island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | HMS Alert ⓘ |
| near |
Lincoln Sea
ⓘ
Nares Strait ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
Environment and Climate Change Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Forces Station Alert ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world ⓘ |
| territorialElectoralDistrict | Quttiktuq ⓘ |
| timezone | UTC-5 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Arctic monitoring
ⓘ
climate observation ⓘ strategic military surveillance ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eureka, Nunavut