Canadian Forces Station Alert

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canadian_Forces_Station_Alert
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:access air only
gptkbp:climate polar
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:distanceFromNorthPole 817 km
gptkbp:founded 1950
gptkbp:function gptkb:satellite
signals intelligence
communications relay
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Alert_Airport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian Forces Station Alert
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:CYLT
gptkbp:latitude 82.5018
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ellesmere_Island
gptkbp:longitude -62.3481
gptkbp:namedAfter Alert (ship)
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Alert,_Nunavut
gptkbp:notableFor northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Forces_Information_Operations_Group
gptkbp:population ~62 (varies seasonally)
gptkbp:province gptkb:Nunavut
gptkbp:region gptkb:Qikiqtaaluk_Region
gptkbp:runwayLength 5500 ft
gptkbp:runwaySurface gravel
gptkbp:timezone EST (UTC−5)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Communications_Security_Establishment
gptkb:Environment_and_Climate_Change_Canada
gptkb:Department_of_National_Defence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CFB_Alert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6