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Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park Reserve, Tanquary Fiord (Longitude, Latitude) : ( 76 53 W, 81 24 N ) Tanquary Fiord, Nunavut, Canada
8 Weatherhaven structures: 1 with running water; 1 Quonset hut or 2-bay garage; 2 Outhouses and 3 Sheds. Facility can accommodate 6 staff members and 12 researchers for sleeping. All have oil burner furnaces.
Contact Gregg Walker, Chief Park Warden, Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) Park Reserve at (867) 473-8828 for details. Contact Polar Continental Shelf Project at (613) 947-1650 for appropriate applications.
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Availability Late May to Late August (Check in advance each season to determine dates.) Rules and regulations NATIONAL PARKS ACT, REGULATIONS Mandatory Registration and Orientation. No firearms. Pack in/pack-out policy. Do not feed/disturb wildlife. No one is permitted within 1km of wolf dens. PLEASE check with Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve for complete list of regulations. Cost to use facility No charge to use facility. Communications at facility HF Radio, Polar Continental Shelf Project frequency 4472.5 Access to facility Twin Otter and helicopter. Contact northern air carriers for charters. Aircraft fuel available at Facility Both Parks Canada and Polar Continental Shelf Project maintain fuel caches at Tanquary Fiord for operational needs only, except in the case of an emergency. Vehicle fuel available at facility Parcs Canada maintient des caches à carburant pour des besoins d'exploitation seulement et en cas d'urgence. Equipment available at facility No equipment available, a high level of self sufficiency is expected. Nearest community Grise Fiord (570 km) Nearest hospital Iqaluit (2440 km via Resolute) Nearest health Center Resolute Bay (850 km) Nearest airport Resolute Bay (850 km) Courtesy Contact Polar Continental Shelf Project in Resolute Bay at (867) 252-3872. Contact the H.T.O. in Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord. Facility information last updated: 2000-03-03 
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