Eureka
Eureka is a small research base on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the north side of Slidre Fiord, which enters Eureka Sound farther west.
- Scientific research base
- …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code YEU
- …is also known as “Eureka, Nunavut”
- Description: research base on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
Places of Interest Nearby
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Eureka Aerodrome
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2½ km east of Eureka
Eureka
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Latitude
79.98989° or 79° 59′ 24″ north
Longitude
-85.94038° or 85° 56′ 25″ west
Open location code
C6FPX3Q5+XR
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Eureka” goes by many names.
أوريكاArabic
EurekaAsturian
EurekaCatalan
尤里卡Chinese
EurekaCzech
EurekaDutch
EurekaFinnish
יוריקהHebrew
EurekaIrish
EurekaItalian
ユーリカJapanese
ユーレカJapanese
유레카Korean
JūrikaLatvian
EurekaLingua Franca Nova
Eureka, NunavutLingua Franca Nova
EurikaLithuanian
EurekaNorwegian
EurekaNorwegian Bokmål
ЮрикаRussian
EurekaSlovak
EurekaSwedish
Eureka, NunavutSwedish
یوریکا، نوناوتUrdu
尤利卡Yue Chinese
尤利卡 (努那活)Yue Chinese
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