Bernard Harbour

Bernard Harbour (Inuit: Nulahugiuq)[1] is a bay on the mainland of Nunavut, Canada. It is situated on Dolphin and Union Strait, southwest of Sutton Island.

At one time, it was the site of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. It is also a former Distant Early Warning Line (PIN-C) and current North Warning System site.[2]

The harbour is well sheltered and can accommodate ships of 20 feet draught.[3]

The butterfly, Colias johanseni, is found in the area.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Issenman, Betty. Sinews of Survival: The living legacy of Inuit clothing. UBC Press, 1997. pp252-254
  2. ↑ The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland
  3. ↑ Canada. Dept. of the Interior. Northwest Territories and Yukon Branch, Lachan Taylor Burwash (1931). Canada's western Arctic: Report on investigations in 1925-26, 1928-29, and 1930 (Digitized May 30, 2007 ed.). F.A. Acland. p. 13.
  4. ↑ Layberry, Ross A.; Peter W. Hall; J. Donald Lafontaine (1998). The butterflies of Canada. Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series. University of Toronto Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8020-7881-8.

Coordinates: 68°52′31″N 114°30′06″W / 68.87541°N 114.50165°W / 68.87541; -114.50165 (Bernard Harbour)


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