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Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park Reserve, Ward Hunt Island (Longitude, Latitude) : ( 74 35 W, 82 45 N ) Ward Hunt Island, Nunavut, Canada
3 Weather Haven structures, all with oil burner furnaces, each sleeps 12 people.
Contact Gregg Walker, Chief Park Warden, Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park Reserve at (867) 473-8828 for details. Contact Polar Continental Shelf Project at (613) 947-1650 for appropriate application forms.
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Availability Late May to Late August (Contact the Chief Park Warden at (867) 473-8828 in advance to confirm opening and closing 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 1 km of wolf dens. Check with Quttinirpaaq (Ellesmere Island) National Park Reserve for complete list of regulations. Cost to use facility No cost. Communications at facility HR Radio - Polar Continental Shelf Project frequency 4472.5 Access to facility By Twin Otter and by helicopter. Contact northern air carriers for charters. Aircraft fuel available at Facility Parks Canada has a fuel cache at Ward Hunt Island for its operational needs only, with the exception of emergencies. Vehicle fuel available at facility Parcs Canada maintient des caches à carburant à l'île Ward Hunt pour des besoins d'exploitation seulement et en cas d'urgence. Equipment available at facility No equipment, high degree of self-sufficiency is expected. Nearest community Grise Fiord (690 km) Nearest hospital Iqaluit (2560 km via Resolute) Nearest health Center Resolute Bay (970 km) Nearest airport Resolute Bay (970 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: 2000-03-06 
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