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Clearwater Lake Station (part of SAON-CEN Network) |
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Longitude:
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74 degrees, 27 minutes, 0 seconds W |
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Latitude:
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56 degrees, 20 minutes 0 seconds N |
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Location:
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Clearwater Lake, Nunavik, Quebec |
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Environment Description:
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Lake
Tundra
Riparian
Taiga
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Local History and Culture:
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Description of Facility:
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Property of the Kativik Regional Government (KRG) and operated by Centre for Northern Studies (CEN). This field camp is located on the shores of Clearwater Lake within the future provincial park of the lakes Guillaume-Delisle and à l'Eau-Claire. It has 3 permanent buildings including sleeping quarters, kitchen and storage spaces. This field camp can accommodate about 15 persons. A climatological station of CEN SILA Network is located on an island and operates year-round. |
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Laboratory:
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no |
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Wet Lab:
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no |
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Power:
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generator |
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Communications:
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Satellite phone |
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Access:
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By air charter (landing strip nearby) |
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Local Transportation:
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Motorized boats available on site. Helicopter services can be purchased from Nunavik Rotors and Whapchiwem. |
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Fuel Availability:
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Contact the camp manager |
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Land Claims Regime:
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Other Local Resources:
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None, high degree of self-sufficiency is expected. |
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Special Rules and Regulations:
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Contact Kativik Regional Governement |
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Nearest Community:
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Umiujaq (130 km) |
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Nearest Medical Service:
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Health Centre in Umiuaq (130 km) and Hospital in Puvirnituq |
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Licences, Permits:
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Agreement required with Kativik Regional Government |
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Availability:
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Summer only |
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Cost:
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Rate packages are available, depending on the needs of researchers. |
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Research History:
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About 30 years of research by the CEN and the KRG. |
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Current Projects:
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Ecological dynamics of shoreline vegetation; influence of large subarctic lakes and changes in their water levels; climate change impacts on subarctic lakes, archaeology. |
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Projected Science:
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Primary Contact:
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Josée Brunelle, park section
Kativik Regional Government (KRG)
P.O. Box 9
Kuujjuaq, Québec
J0M 1C0
Canada
Phone: 819 964-2961
Toll free: 1 877 964-2961
Fax: 819 964-2956
Email: jbrunelle@krg.ca |
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Secondary Contact:
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Claude Tremblay, manager
Centre d'études nordiques Research Station
Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik, Quebec
J0M 1G0
Canada
Phone: 819 929-3319
Email: claude.tremblay@cen.ulaval.ca |
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Other Information:
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Category:
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Experimental Research Stations
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Last updated:
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2008-02-29 |
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Territory/Province:
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Quebec |
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