Tern Island
Tern Island is an islet in Northwest Territories, Northern Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include James Gruben Airport and Pingo Canadian Landmark.
James Gruben Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Shawn Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport is near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport was originally built to serve the Distant Early Warning Line site adjacent to Tuktoyaktuk.
Pingo Canadian Landmark
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pingo Canadian Landmark, also known as Pingo National Landmark, is a natural area protecting eight pingos near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. It is in a coastal region of the Arctic Ocean which contains approximately 1,350 Arctic ice dome hills—approximately one quarter of the world's pingos. Pingo Canadian Landmark is situated 3½ km southwest of Tern Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tuktoyaktuk.
Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk, commonly known simply as Tuk, is an Inuvialuit village of 900 people on the Arctic Ocean in the extreme north of Canada's Northwest Territories.
Tern Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
69.4163° or 69° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
-132.99754° or 132° 59′ 51″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
94X9C282+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1037857380OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
6162937
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tuktoyaktuk Power Plant and Tuktoyaktuk Visitor Information Centre.
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