Detailed description is Canadian Forces Station Alert, also CFS Alert, is a Canadian Armed Forces signals intelligence intercept facility located in Alert, Nunavut on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island.Located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, it is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. It takes its name from HMS Alert, which wintered 10km east of the present station off what is now Cape Sheridan, Nunavut in 1875–1876. The entire population of Baffin, Unorganized, the Statistics Canada name for Qikiqtaaluk, is located here. As of the 2016 census the population was reported as 62, an increase of 1,140% over the 2011 census.Weather stationAlert was first inhabited by employees of the Canadian Department of Transport and the United States Weather Bureau in 1950 when the Joint Arctic Weather Station was established. An airfield and small building were built to service various weather monitoring equipment.This weather station remains in operation to this day, however operations were subsequently handed over to employees of the Canadian Department of the Environment via the Meteorological Service of Canada.
Established in the recent years CFS Alert in baffin, nunavut in canada.
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Frequently Asked Questions About This Location
Qus: 1). what is the mode of payment accepted ?
Ans: Cash , Credit Card and Wallets
Qus: 2). What are the hours of operation ?
Ans: Open all days mostly from 9:30 to 8:30 and exceptions on Sundays. Call them before going to the location.