Alert serves as Canada's military and scientific base in Nunavut, where about 55 permanent residents rotate.
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According to All That Is Interesting, the town of Alert, about 800 km from the North Pole, serves as a Canadian military and scientific base in the Nunavut region. Photo of Alert in the 1980s. Photo: Royal Canadian Air Force. Surrounded by mountains and icy valleys, the town is home to about 55 people, mostly military and civilian staff, as well as a few tourists – temporary residents. A 2016 photo of the town of Alert. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Many signs here indicate how far Alert is from other cities. Photo: Flickr. Some buildings in Alert, Canada. Photo: Flickr. Soldiers load cargo onto a plane at Alert. Photo: Royal Canadian Air Force/Facebook. A helicopter lands at Alert during a military exercise. Photo: Canadian Armed Forces. Firefighters in Alert. Photo: Canada Fire and EMS/Facebook.
Alert is home to both military and civilian staff, many of whom are scientists . Pictured, a scientist installs a monitoring beacon on the Ayles Ice Shelf. Photo: Canadian Armed Forces. Warning sign at night. Photo: ATI. Dr. Neil Trivett's Global Atmospheric Observatory. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Alert Observatory in 2003. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
Sunset in Alert, Canada. Photo: Flickr. A group camping near Alert, Canada. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) observatory in Alert. Photo: NOAA. Snow covers the town of Alert. Photo: Flickr.
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