Isachsen

Canada / Nunavut / Oqsuqtooq /
 ghost town, weather / meteorological station
Isachsen was a remote Arctic research-weather station named after the Norwegian explorer of the Arctic, Gunnar Isachsen. it is located on the western shore of Ellef Ringnes Island in the Sverdrup Islands, in the territory of Nunavut in Canada. Isachsen Station was established to participate in a joint Canadian-American weather observation program. Isachsen Station operated from April 3, 1948 through September 19, 1978. Regular weather observations began on May 3, 1948.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isachsen,_Nunavut
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Coordinates:   78°47'9"N   103°30'51"W

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  • I was the American Executive Officer at Isachsen from March 1958 to March 1959. During that time the camp was partially rebuilt with a new operations building and a new inflation shelter and nother changes to the quarters and garage/generator building. With the extra construction people things were very hectic that summer. The other American met tech fell ill with appendicitis in July and had to be evacuated by PBY to Thule AFB Greenland. One of the construction crew, a college student, became our new met tech. One storm during the winter blew down our wind equipment after it had already gusted to over 70.MPH. At the end of summer before the construction crew left we lost some of our frozen meat which had been stored under blocks of bay ice cut the previous fall. We had to fall back on canned reserve supplies. I was 30 years old then and don't think I could had done it in later years...
  • I was the OIC of Isachsen 1953/54 Ran across this info on the station. Wonder if anyone knows whereabouts of any crew members that were there with me? Would be great to contact them. Was an unforgettable experience. Reply to bjnemeth@shaw.ca
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