For four months, Alert exist in total darkness.
The land remains frozen and snow covered for almost ten months of the year.
Winters are harsh and cold with temperatures regularly dropping thirty degrees below zero.
Peak summer temperatures are just a couple of degrees above freezing.
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At any time in this godforsaken place, youll find several dozen people living.
Thankfully, Alert is not their permanent home; they are merely here on work.
The weather station was established here in 1950.
The military station came eight years later.
The station soon became a key asset in the global ECHELON data pipe.
At its peak, CFS Alert had upwards of 215 personnel posted at any one time.
Today, the food is as good as it ever was.
Listening to the base’s CHAR-FM 105.9 trivia shows are another popular pastime.
Evenings are filled with activities – multi-player computer games, woodworking, bingo, euchre and trivia.
Most personnel volunteer to come here.
The only way to transport anything here is by air.
The problem is, much of the time Canada’s Hercules C-130 aircraft aren’t flying.
Military physicians note most people gain weight after arriving.
“We have a go at get people to socialize with each other in off hours.”
United States Ambassador Jacobson in front of CSB Alert welcome sign.
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Danish sled dogs in Alert, Nunavut.
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Canadian Rangers training camp near CSB Alert, Nunavuk.
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Snow transport in Alert, Nunavut.
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The graves of the crew who died in the 1950 crash remains buried at Alert.
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The wreckage of an airplane.
There were actually three crashes on Alert.
The photographer doesnt mention to which crash this wreckage belongs to.
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Ice crystals.
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Frost flowers.
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Some vegetation.
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Sun rise at 2am.
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Satellite photo of Alert.
Photo credit: Google Maps
Sources:Wikipedia/www.jproc.ca/Wikipedia/The Globe And Mail
