world.wikisort.org - Canada McGill Arctic Research Station (Expedition Fiord) (MARS) is a small research station operated by McGill University located near the centre of Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut. It is located approximately 115 km (71 mi) southwest of Eureka, a weather and research station. It was first established in 1959 after scientists explored South Fiord (Expedition Fiord). The station contains a small hut, a cook house and two temporary structures. It can support 8-12 people and gives them access to the research activities. The current activities are glaciology, climate change, permafrost, hydrology, geology, geomorphology, limnology, planetary analogues, and microbiology.[2] Today, the station is only used in the summer months so there would be enough power generated from the solar panels.[3]
Research Station in Nunavut, Canada
The director of the research station is Wayne Pollard (from McGill University). He has many experiences with drilling and geophysical tools. His goals are to identify niche environments in permafrost capable of harbouring microbial life at or near the limit of its habitability.[4]
Geography
McGill Arctic Research Station is located near the terminus of three glaciers: Baby Glacier, White Glacier and Thompson Glacier. It is also beside the Expedition River and Colour Lake. The glaciers have been monitored from 1960 to 1999 with gaps in between them. The closest community is Grise Fiord, 360 km (220 mi) away. However, all flights to and from the station all go through Resolute Bay Airport, which is more than 500 km (310 mi) away.[5] The area surrounding it are rolling hills and tall mountains.
Climate
The average temperature at the research station is −15 °C (5 °F). Because of the cold temperatures, they can test how microbes can survive on the other colder planets in our Solar System.[6] The station receives polar night from the first week of November until the beginning of February, and the midnight sun from the beginning of April until the second week of September.[7]
See also
- Canada portal
- Baffin, Unorganized - the census area to which McGill Arctic Research Station belongs
- List of research stations in the Arctic
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External links
McGill University |
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Academics |
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Arts (Institute of Islamic Studies
- School of Information Studies
- School of Religious Studies)
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering (School of Architecture)
- Faculty of Law
- Desautels Faculty of Management (Executive Institute)
- Faculty of Medicine
- Schulich School of Music
- Faculty of Science (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- School of Computer Science)
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Research |
- Archives
- Libraries
- McGill–Queen's University Press
- Beatty Lectures
- Bellairs Research Institute
- J. S. Marshall Radar Observatory
- McGill Arctic Research Station
- McGill University Health Centre
- Office for Science and Society
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Campus |
- Burnside Hall
- Diocesan Theological College
- Elizabeth Wirth Music Building
- Islamic Studies Library
- Lady Meredith House
- Leacock Building
- Macdonald-Harrington Building
- Martlet House
- Maude Abbott Medical Museum
- McCall MacBain Arts Building
- McGill Life Sciences Complex
- McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
- McLennan Library
- McTavish Street
- Osler Library
- Presbyterian College
- Redpath Hall
- Redpath Library
- Redpath Museum
- Roddick Gates
- Royal Victoria Hospital
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Athletics | |
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Student Media |
- CKUT-FM
- The McGill Daily
- The McGill Tribune
- Le Délit français
- The Bull & Bear
- McGill International Review
- McGill Law Journal
- TVM
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Affiliated Hospitals |
- McGill University Health Centre (Allan Memorial Institute
- Lachine Hospital
- Montreal Chest Institute
- Montreal General Hospital
- Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
- Royal Victoria Hospital)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
- Jewish General Hospital
- Lakeshore General Hospital
- St. Mary's Hospital
- Shriners Hospital for Children
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Miscellaneous |
- Academic dress
- Heraldry
- Students' Society of McGill University
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Ranges | |
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Mountains | |
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Passes |
- Akshayuk
- Ayr
- Bryant
- Cockscomb
- Eskimo
- Eureka
- Fortress
- Glacier
- Kingnait
- Perfection
- Pioneer
- Piper
- Polar Bear
- Revoir
- Singeyer
- Strand Fiord
- Sverdrup
- Van Hauen
- Yelverton
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Glaciers |
- Agassiz Ice Cap
- Barnes Ice Cap
- Benedict
- Coronation
- Devon Ice Cap
- Disraeli
- Eugenie
- Gull
- Jimi Maasi
- Kaparoqtalik
- Keyhole
- Kiitarayuk
- Macculloch
- Narsarsuk
- Nuuksuq
- Oliver
- Parrish
- Penny Ice Cap
- Sermilik
- Sven Hedin
- Turnabout
- Utinatuk
- West Pioneer
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Regions | |
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Communities |
- Alert
- Clyde River
- Eureka
- Grise Fiord
- Iqaluit
- Pangnirtung
- Pond Inlet
- Qikiqtarjuaq
- List of communities in Nunavut
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Parks |
- Auyuittuq
- Quttinirpaaq
- Sirmilik
- Torngat Mountains
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Subdivisions of Nunavut |
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Regions |
- Kitikmeot (Unorganized)
- Kivalliq (Unorganized)
- Qikiqtaaluk (Unorganized)
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Electoral districts | |
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Communities | |
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Weather stations and Canadian Armed Forces bases |
- Alert
- CFS Alert
- Ennadai
- Eureka
- Isachsen
- Nanisivik Naval Facility
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Mine sites | Operating |
- Baffinland Iron Mine
- Doris North
- Meadowbank Gold Mine
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Defunct | Bent Horn Mine
- Cullaton Lake/Shear Lake Mine
- Jericho Diamond Mine
- Lupin Mine
- Nanisivik Mine
- Polaris mine
- Rankin Inlet Mine
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DEW line and NWS sites | |
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Former |
- Amadjuak
- Brooman Point Village
- Craig Harbour
- Dundas Harbour
- Iglunga
- Killiniq
- Nanisivik
- Native Point
- Nuwata
- Padlei
- Port Leopold
- Tavani
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Hudson's Bay Company trading posts | |
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