Zephyr Posted March 11, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2020 And yes...., I even dove at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean...... But it wasn't me. Honest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 11, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, Zephyr said: And yes...., I even dove at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean...... But it wasn't me. Honest. So you were diving for dead bodies in the arctic too? So that means you, Wilbur and I have been to Arctic. I hope people here, understand it's rare for most Canadians to even been in the Canadian Arctic, if they've never lived there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 11, 2020 Man, journalists live to make snappy puns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 11, 2020 I have been deeper than Zephyr in the Arctic. Guess how! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted March 11, 2020 By being to the south pole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #6 Posted March 11, 2020 6 hours ago, Wilbur said: I have been deeper than Zephyr in the Arctic. Guess how! I was at the bottom of Polaris mine on Little Cornwallis Island. It was 5km from shoreline and 1500 feet below the floor of the Arctic Ocean. Everything about it was astounding. The camp was like a space station. I did take some RCMP divers up to search under the ice for a group of recreational divers. They found the bodies after about 5 days. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #7 Posted March 11, 2020 I've been to Hudson Bay. Is that the arctic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 11, 2020 Share #8 Posted March 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: I've been to Hudson Bay. Is that the arctic? Not quite...just missed it. Map below is from federal government..what they consider the northern circumpolar region. But if you saw polar bears, we'll be impressed. I didn't see polar bears in Nunavut, but some locals were travelling by skidoo in middle of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 11, 2020 Share #9 Posted March 11, 2020 Husky dogs that I saw tethered on edge of Iqualuit..Nuvanut's capial city. It was around 3:00 pm. Real working husky sled dogs are kept outside ... 3 official languages in some of the Canadian territories.: Inutikuit, English and French. This scene below is an incredibly CAnadian scene. All Canadian instituitions, this national bank and the Canadian Post Office. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 11, 2020 Share #10 Posted March 11, 2020 This is the only road to tiny hamlet, Apex. About 15 km. outside Iqualiut (which is on Baffin Island). You don't want to ever get lost in a windstorm even if it doesn't seem far: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #11 Posted March 11, 2020 The farthest north I have been is 65°59′50″N, which technically just misses being considered in the arctic by a whisker. To get there, I had to drive a loaded vehicle over frozen lakes, some of which are quite deep, and if I had explored those depths, I'm quite sure I would not be here telling you about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted March 11, 2020 65 is considerd Arctic, another north of 60 is. North of 66 is considered 'High Arctic' I think it is one of those "Super Platinum Elite'" membership type things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #13 Posted March 11, 2020 12 hours ago, Wilbur said: I have been deeper than Zephyr in the Arctic. Guess how! augered in from altitude at speed? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #14 Posted March 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Digital_photog said: I've been to Hudson Bay. Is that the arctic? No. It's a department store. Sheesh! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #15 Posted March 11, 2020 4 hours ago, shootingstar said: Not quite...just missed it. Map below is from federal government..what they consider the northern circumpolar region. But if you saw polar bears, we'll be impressed. I didn't see polar bears in Nunavut, but some locals were travelling by skidoo in middle of town. Looks like that circle includes Hudson Bay (most of it) and most of Alaska. Is Anchorage really considered the "Arctic"? Or is there quite a bit of distance between Polar and Arctic? It seems there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted March 11, 2020 Share #16 Posted March 11, 2020 4 hours ago, shootingstar said: This is the only road to tiny hamlet, Apex. About 15 km. outside Iqualiut (which is on Baffin Island). You don't want to ever get lost in a windstorm even if it doesn't seem far: What do people do for a living there? Do you know if there are any opening for Computer Programmers with skills in Automotive Bill of Material management? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #17 Posted March 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Looks like that circle includes Hudson Bay (most of it) and most of Alaska. Is Anchorage really considered the "Arctic"? Or is there quite a bit of distance between Polar and Arctic? It seems there is. This is the current Arctic Circle and Arctic Region. Anchorage is nowhere near being included. Barrow and Prudhoe Bay are though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted March 11, 2020 The polar region is considered anywhere north of the Arcric Circle(66.33N) but most up that way refer to that simply as High Arctic. Anchorage is 5 degrees south of that line (61) so around 350ish miles south of the Arctic circle. At 61 degrees North, it is considered to be in the Arctic and considered 'North' to everyone but people from up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #19 Posted March 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Mr. Silly said: What do people do for a living there? Do you know if there are any opening for Computer Programmers with skills in Automotive Bill of Material management? There are openings for weather prognosticators. You are qualified enough. You have wiki, right? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #20 Posted March 11, 2020 13 hours ago, shootingstar said: So you were diving for dead bodies in the arctic too? So that means you, Wilbur and I have been to Arctic. I hope people here, understand it's rare for most Canadians to even been in the Canadian Arctic, if they've never lived there. No, no, no. The whole country is an arctic mess. Canada = Arctic. You can't fool us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #21 Posted March 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Wilbur said: This is the current Arctic Circle and Arctic Region. Anchorage is nowhere near being included. Barrow and Prudhoe Bay are though. Thx 7 minutes ago, Zephyr said: The polar region is considered anywhere north of the Arcric Circle(66.33N) but most up that way refer to that simply as High Arctic. Yeah. I've been to Anchorage and it was not "Arctic" or really my idea of what polar would be. It's just the map SS used calls it "north circumpolar" and that seemed like maybe the "Arctic" (which I would take too be above the arctic circle line) might be different from what's considered "polar" (relatively nears the North Pole) and different again from this "circumpolar" region which seems much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #22 Posted March 11, 2020 I made it to Fairbanks which is Arctic enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #23 Posted March 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dottles said: No, no, no. The whole country is an arctic mess. Canada = Arctic. You can't fool us. Where I live is slightly north of 43 degrees, so there is a bunch of US based members on here further north that me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #24 Posted March 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Rattlecan said: Where I live is slightly north of 43 degrees, so there is a bunch of US based members on here further north that me. Please don't tell me you own toasters, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #25 Posted March 11, 2020 Just now, Dottles said: Please don't tell me you own toasters, too. No, only one, not plural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #26 Posted March 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, Wilbur said: There are openings for weather prognosticators. You are qualified enough. You have wiki, right? He could also cover local elections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #27 Posted March 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rattlecan said: No, only one, not plural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #28 Posted March 11, 2020 Blown away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted March 11, 2020 Share #29 Posted March 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Wilbur said: I was at the bottom of Polaris mine on Little Cornwallis Island. It was 5km from shoreline and 1500 feet below the floor of the Arctic Ocean. Everything about it was astounding. The camp was like a space station. I did take some RCMP divers up to search under the ice for a group of recreational divers. They found the bodies after about 5 days. I am curious... what was the temperature like down there. At normal latitudes, once you get to a certain point, the temperatures tend to stabilize somewhere in the 40's. Is that the case when you're way up in the arctic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #30 Posted March 11, 2020 25 minutes ago, Mr. Silly said: I am curious... what was the temperature like down there. At normal latitudes, once you get to a certain point, the temperatures tend to stabilize somewhere in the 40's. Is that the case when you're way up in the arctic? Yes and at the top of the mine they had massive air conditioners to keep the underground permafrost frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 11, 2020 Share #31 Posted March 11, 2020 Cominco Polaris Mine in the heyday. Residence and admin office on the upper left with the runway behind it. Mine to the lower right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 12, 2020 Share #32 Posted March 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Mr. Silly said: I am curious... what was the temperature like down there. At normal latitudes, once you get to a certain point, the temperatures tend to stabilize somewhere in the 40's. Is that the case when you're way up in the arctic? I'm pretty certain in the city where I am our -35 degree C. to _40 degree C. winter days, about several times per year, is the same as up in the Arctic. It's not surprising there's enough people who go up in the North to work for several years. Since moving here, I've met more people who lived and worked in the North, shade south of the Arctic,,,in Yukon and Northwest Territories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted March 12, 2020 Share #33 Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: I'm pretty certain in the city where I am our -35 degree C. to _40 degree C. winter days, about several times per year, is the same as up in the Arctic. It's not surprising there's enough people who go up in the North to work for several years. Since moving here, I've met more people who lived and worked in the North, shade south of the Arctic,,,in Yukon and Northwest Territories. Yeah, I've experienced temperatures as cold in Saskatoon as I ever did hundreds of kms north of Yellowknife, but the cold is more consistent farther north. Saskatoon can be -40 one day and 0 the next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share #34 Posted March 12, 2020 My first extended trip the temps ranged from -58 to as warm as -40, for 20 days. Plus bitter windchill on top of that. The second trip was -45 to as warm as -25..., sleeping in tents and unheated latrines were a neat experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted March 12, 2020 Share #35 Posted March 12, 2020 8 hours ago, Zephyr said: My first extended trip the temps ranged from -58 to as warm as -40, for 20 days. Plus bitter windchill on top of that. The second trip was -45 to as warm as -25..., sleeping in tents and unheated latrines were a neat experience The winter I worked in the north (February and March 2007) the temperatures were pretty consistent in the -30 to -40 range. I think I saw -47 once on the thermometer at the mine in Nunavut, but that was the coldest I saw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 12, 2020 Share #36 Posted March 12, 2020 Here I wrote to illustrate more to an international audience about living and travelling in CAnada: https://cyclewriteblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/looking-into-canadas-soul-part-i-freaking-out-over-vast-time-distance-and-climatic-toughness/ with photos...some seasonal photos.. it's too easy to take for granted the breadth of CAnada's geography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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