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Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS) (Longitude, Latitude) : ( 111 35 W, 64 52 N ) Daring Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
This permanent research station consists of four all-season Weatherhaven tents, two Jutland tents and two outhouses. One large tent is used for cooking/dining, the other for accommodation. Two smaller tents are used as a laboratory facility and a utility/wash tent. The insulated Weatherhaven tents have oil and propane heaters for winter use and can house up to 10 people. In the summer, up to 24 people can be accommodated as the two Jutland tents and four small dome tents can be utilized for sleeping quarters. The camp is supplied with both AC and DC power by solar panels and a wind generator with a back-up 3800 watt generator. Hot and cold running water is available in the summer. Two floating docks are located on Daring Lake for mooring aircraft and camp boats. The camp is surrounded by a solar-powered bear fence to protect the facilities and researchers from potential nuisance or problem wildlife.
Contact the Research Station Manager for information regarding use of the facility, logistics support, required government authorizations and community consultation.
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Availability January to December (In the winter the camp is used for only short periods of time by individual researchers. In the summer there is an on-site camp manager.) Rules and regulations An Operations/Procedures Manual is available for the facility. This can be supplied upon request. Cost to use facility Costs to use the facility are project specific. In some cases, logistics support may be available. Communications at facility MSAT satellite telephone system capable of 2400 Baud data communication. VHF Air/Ground Radio HF-SSB Transceiver. Access to facility Access from Yellowknife by charter aircraft. Access by snow machines is also available from BHP's Ekati Mine or the community of Kugluktuk. Aircraft fuel available at Facility Specific projects supply their own fuel for helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft. Vehicle fuel available at facility Du propane, en bouteilles de 100 lbs, servent pour le chauffage, la cuisson, l'eau chaude et l'alimentation du réfrigérateur. Le camp entretient une cache à carburant pour les véhicules tout terrain, les bateaux et les appareils de chauffage. Chaque équipe doit fournir sa propre essence pour motoneige. Equipment available at facility Propane fridge and stove in cook tent as well as freezer. Various field and lab equipment such as drying oven, dissecting microscopes, spotting scope, etc. are available. One 4 X 4 All Terrain Vehicle with trailer (used primarily for moving items around camp). Two aluminum boats; one 16' Lund with 20 hp motor and one 18' Lund with a 40 hp motor. Nearest community Wekweti (150 km) Nearest hospital Yellowknife (300 km) Nearest health Center Ekati Mine (50 km) Nearest airport Yellowkinfe (300 km) Facility information last updated: 1999-01-06 
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