🔬 Eureka, Nunavut

Canada · Americas · 79.99°N, 85.81°W

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Eureka, Nunavut
Eureka is a small research base on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the north side of Slidre Fiord, which enters Eureka Sound farther west. It is the third-northernmost permanent research community in the world. The only two farther north are Alert, which is also on Ellesmere Island, and Nord, in Greenland. Eureka has the lowest average annual temperature and the lowest amount of precipitation of any weather station in Canada.

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CountryCanada
Continent / regionAmericas
Coordinates (approx.)79.99°N, 85.81°W · view on map

Eureka, Nunavut is located in Canada, in Americas.

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