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In 1930, a large sandstone rock marking Parry's 1819 wintering site at Winter Harbour, approximately five point five metres (18 ft) long and three metres (10 ft) high, was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. [11]
In accordance with the schedule, the aircraft flew over Byron Bay in what is now Nunavut at 11:04 p.m. About 100 miles (160 km) further north, the aircraft climbed to an altitude of 25,000 feet (7,600 m). When the aircraft was about 150 miles (240 km) from Rea Point, the crew made radio contact with the landing site.
Rea Point, Nunavut: 1978 Heaviest hailstone: 292.71 g (0.65 lb) [13] Markerville, Alberta: ... Nunavut Coral Harbour 128 1973-10 Manitoba Rivers 239 2020-6 Ontario
Nunavut's highest point is Barbeau Peak (2,616 m (8,583 ft)) on Ellesmere Island. The population density is 0.022/km 2 (0.056/sq mi), one of the lowest in the world. By comparison, Greenland has approximately the same area and nearly twice the population.
Like most of Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic, Baffin Island has a tundra climate (Köppen climate classification ET), although the highest ice caps have an ice cap climate (EF). The sea is frozen for most of the year, and only a few months are above freezing. There can be seasonal lag in spring.
This is a list of airports in Nunavut. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports , aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of Nunavut . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System . [ 3 ]
Resolute Bay Airport (IATA: YRB, ICAO: CYRB) is located at Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.It is the second northernmost aerodrome in Canada to receive scheduled passenger airline service; Grise Fiord Airport, which is served from Resolute, is further north. [1]
The higher points in Nunavut are: Barbeau Peak on Ellesmere Island (the highest point in Nunavut at 2,616 m), two unnamed peaks on Ellesmere Island, (one at 2,347 m located at 78° 48' N, 79° 34' W and one at 2,201 m located at 80° 17' N, 75° 05' W) and Outlook Peak on Axel Heiberg Island, which at 2210 m is just 63 m higher than Mount Odin.