Can you visit Alert Nunavut?
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Unfortunately, there would not be an opportunity to travel to Alert unless you were able to fly with the military plane or charter an aircraft. There is only a military base there and no permanent inhabitants. The furthest northern point you could travel to by plane in Nunavut would be Grise Fiord.
Does anyone live in Eureka Canada?
In fact, there are no communities in Canada as far North as Eureka (although the military base of CFS Alert is closer to the pole at 82°N). About 8 to 10 people weather the winter months in this distant place.
Can I move to Alert Canada?
How do people get to Alert Canada?
Access to CFB Alert is by military aircraft, which operate from Canada’s largest air force base at Trenton (Ontario).
- 1 Grise Fiord Airport ( YGZ IATA ).
- Canadian North. Twice weekly flights from Resolute to Grise Fiord, 90 minutes, from $1550 round trip. ( updated May 2020 )
How far is alert from the North Pole?
817 km
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) away.
Why do people live in Alert Canada?
The people living at CFS Alert, Canada’s northernmost military outpost, are there for one main reason — to work. All of them were sent there as part of their jobs, whether they’re members of the Armed Forces, civilian contractors or Environment Canada employees.
What is the northernmost point in Canada?
Cape Columbia
Cape Columbia, at latitude 83°07′ N, is the most northerly point of Canada, and Barbeau Peak, at an elevation of 8,583 feet (2,616 metres), is the highest point in Nunavut.
Where is Eureka and Alert?
It is the third-northernmost permanent research community in the world. The only two farther north are Alert, which is also on Ellesmere Island, and Nord, in Greenland….Eureka, Nunavut.
| Eureka | |
|---|---|
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
| Island group | Queen Elizabeth Islands |
| Founded | April 11, 1947 |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Does anyone live in the Arctic archipelago?
Most of the islands are uninhabited; human settlement is extremely thin and scattered, being mainly coastal Inuit settlements on the southern islands.