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It is one of the northernmost settlements on Earth. It is located at 76N 82W. | It is one of the northernmost settlements on Earth. It is located at 76N 82W. | ||
There are two more northerly Canadian settlements, both also located on Ellesmere Island, [[Alert, Nunavut|Alert]] and [[Eureka, Nunavut|Eureka]]. | There are two more northerly Canadian settlements, both also located on Ellesmere Island, [[Alert, Nunavut|Alert]] and [[Eureka, Nunavut|Eureka]]. | ||
As of 2008 the community's population is 140.<ref name=Cbc2008> | |||
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| title=Grise Fiord taps icebergs during water shortage | |||
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| date=2008-04-15 | |||
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==Controversial re-settlement== | ==Controversial re-settlement== | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 9 August 2008
Grise Fiord is a community on the southern coast of Ellesmere Island, in the Territory of Nunavut, Canada.[1] It is one of the northernmost settlements on Earth. It is located at 76N 82W. There are two more northerly Canadian settlements, both also located on Ellesmere Island, Alert and Eureka.
As of 2008 the community's population is 140.[2]
Controversial re-settlement
There are archeological sites in the Grise Fiord area that show First Nations peoples had settled, or passed through.[3] The oldest records date back 4,500 years. In 1953 the Federal Government settled some Inuit families from southern Canada in Grise Fiord, as a sovereignty measure. The move was highly controversial. The resettled families found their first years very hard. Many died.
References
- ↑ Grise Fiord: Land. Retrieved on 2008-08-09. mirror
- ↑ Grise Fiord taps icebergs during water shortage, CBC News, 2008-04-15. Retrieved on 2008-08-09. mirror
- ↑ Grise Fiord: History. Retrieved on 2008-08-09. mirror