Isachsen, Nunavut
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Isachsen was a remote arctic research station on the western shore of Ellef Ringnes Island in the Sverdrup Islands, in the territory of Nunavut in Canada. It was founded to participate in a joint Canada-U.S. weather program. Isachsen operated from April 3, 1948 to September 19, 1978.
In 1956, a government plan was scrapped to resettle Inuit people at several high arctic locations, which included Isachsen, Alert, Eureka, and Mould Bay. If the plan had proceeded, a permanent town would have been established at Isachsen. On October 31, 1971 the United States withdrew its participation at the site, and this led to its 1978 decommissioning. An automated weather station was placed at the site in 1989, linked by satellite. Isachsen is uninhabited.
According to the Environment Canada Climate Severity Index, Isachsen and the surrounding area has the worst weather in Canada with a CSI value of 99 out of a possible 100.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ David Phillips. Climate Severity. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
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