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Tanquary Fiord
Aerial view of Tanquary Fiord with Tanquary Fiord Airport on the right
The north-east part of Tanquary Fiord with Tanquary Fiord Airport on the right
Tanquary Fiord is located in Nunavut
Tanquary Fiord
Tanquary Fiord
Location
LocationEllesmere Island, Nunavut
Coordinates81°05′N 78°45′W / 81.083°N 78.750°W / 81.083; -78.750
Ocean/sea sourcesNansen Sound via Greely Fiord
Basin countriesCanada

Tanquary Fiord[1] is a fjord on the north coast of the Arctic Archipelago's Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Quttinirpaaq National Park and extends 48 km (30 mi) in a north-westerly direction from Greely Fiord.

  1. ^ "Tanquary Fiord". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-15.

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Tanquary Fiord

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Tanquary Fiord is a fjord on the north coast of the Arctic Archipelago's Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Quttinirpaaq National...

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Tanquary Fiord Airport

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Tanquary Fiord Airport (IATA: JQ6, TC LID: CJQ6) is located at the southern side of Tanquary Fiord, Nunavut, Canada, close to the end of the fiord. It...

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Fjord

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islands The longest fjords in the world are: Nansen Sound/Greely Fiord/Tanquary Fiord in Canada—420 km (261 mi) Chatham Strait/Lynn Canal in United States—403 km...

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Tanquary

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Tanquary may refer to: Kathryn Tanquary Maurice Cole Tanquary Tanquary Fiord Tanquary Fiord Airport Tanquary Formation This disambiguation page lists articles...

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Quttinirpaaq National Park

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warden stations and gravel air strips at Tanquary Fiord Airport, Lake Hazen and Ward Island. Tanquary Fiord and Lake Hazen are the main access points...

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Greely Fiord

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and the Agassiz Ice Cap. To the northwest is Borup Fiord and Tanquary Fiord is northeast. "Greely Fiord". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources...

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Ranulph Fiennes

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Norwegian Bay to Eureka, Greely Bay and the head of Tanquary Fiord. Once they reached Tanquary Fiord, they had to trek a further 150 miles via Lake Hazen...

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Northwest Passage

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Norwegian Bay to Eureka, Greely Bay and the head of Tanquary Fiord. Once they reached Tanquary Fiord, they had to trek 150 miles (240 km) via Lake Hazen...

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Transglobe Expedition

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Norwegian Bay to Eureka, Greely Bay and the head of Tanquary Fiord. Between Tuktoyaktuk and Tanquary Fiord, they traveled at an average speed of around 80...

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Ellesmere Island

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the year there is also Parks Canada staff stationed at Camp Hazen and Tanquary Fiord Airport. Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Alert is the northernmost continuously...

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Ad Astra Ice Cap

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Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Conger Range, north of the head of Tanquary Fiord. The Ad Astra ice cap has a maximum elevation of 1,676 m (5,499 ft)...

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Lake Hazen

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start their hiking trips at Lake Hazen itself, or from Tanquary Fiord warden station at Tanquary Fiord Airport 70 km (43 mi) southwest of the lake. Lake Hazen...

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Arctic Cordillera

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around 1900. In 1959, scientists from McGill University explored Expedition Fiord in central Axel Heiberg Island. This resulted in the establishment of the...

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District of Franklin

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Geological Survey of Canada, A. F. Embry, H. P. Trettin, and U. Mayr. Tanquary Fiord, District of Franklin, Northwest Territories. Open file (Geological...

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Nansen Sound

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western Grant Land on Ellesmere Island and Axel Heiberg Island. Tanquary Fiord or Greely Fiord enters the sound from the east. Merriam-Webster's Geographical...

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Canadian Arctic tundra

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Gull Glacier in Tanquary Fiord...

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Maurice Cole Tanquary

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Tanquary's family donated his photographs, lantern slides and journals to The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College, in 2006. Tanquary Fiord...

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List of national parks of Canada

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of Ellesmere Island at the northern tip of Canada, the park includes Tanquary Fiord, Barbeau Peak, Lake Hazen, and Fort Conger. Riding Mountain † Manitoba...

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List of fjords in Canada

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Alexandra Fiord

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Alexandra Fiord is a natural inlet on the Johan Peninsula of Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. To the east, it opens into...

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Ward Hunt Island

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the Canadian Armed Forces while conducting a site visit of Eureka, Tanquary Fiord, and Ward Hunt Island found a cairn erected in 1975 by then Prime Minister...

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British Empire Range

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British Empire Range British Empire Range, to the north of Tanquary Fiord Highest point Peak Barbeau Peak Elevation 2,616 m (8,583 ft) Coordinates 81°54′30″N...

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Gull Glacier

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of north-central Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It lies in the Tanquary Fiord in Quttinirpaaq National Park. "Traveling Luck for Gull Glacier". 81°24′N...

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Osborn Range

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Osborn Range is a small mountain range located on the northwest flank of Tanquary Fiord on north-central Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. It lies just outside...

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List of airports in Nunavut

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Airport) Tanquary Fiord Tanquary Fiord Airport CJQ6 JQ6 81°24′34″N 076°52′54″W / 81.40944°N 76.88167°W / 81.40944; -76.88167 (Tanquary Fiord Airport)...

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Strathcona Fiord

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Strathcona Fiord is a fiord on the west central coast of Ellesmere Island, the most northern island within the Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut, Canada. Strathcona...

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Garfield Range

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Hazen Plateau while, to the west, it runs virtually to the head of Tanquary Fiord. The mountains, which tower as much as 1,500 m (4,921 ft) above Lake...

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Innuitian Mountains

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Innuitian Mountains British Empire Range, in the north of Tanquary Fiord Highest point Peak Barbeau Peak Elevation 2,616 m (8,583 ft) Coordinates 81°54′30″N...

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