Alert
settlement in Nunavut, Canada, the northernmost permanently inhabited place on Earth
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Summary
Alert is a human settlement[1]. Alert ranks in the top 0.067% of human settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,566 views/month, #24 of 35,923).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Qikiqtaaluk Region[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lincoln Sea[5]
- Instance of: research station[6], weather station[7]
- Owned by: Meteorological Service of Canada[8]
- Named after: HMS Alert[9]
- Commons category: Alert, Nunavut[10]
- Inception: April 9, 1950[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Ellesmere Island[12]
- Service entry: January 1, 1950[13]
- Population: 62[14]
- Official name: Alert[15]
- Native label: Alert[16]
- Different from: CFS Alert[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 30.48 m[18]
- Date of official closure: January 1, 2006[19]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Alert include Alert Airport[20], an airport[21], in Canada[22], founded in 1957[23].
Why It Matters
Alert has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Alert is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for Alert include Alert Airport[20], an airport[21], in Canada[22], founded in 1957[23].