Camp Hazen
{{about|the emergency shelter in the Canadian North|the summer camp owned by YMCA in the United States|Camp Hazen YMCA}}
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|settlement_type = Emergency shelter
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|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Territory
|subdivision_name1 = Nunavut
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Qikiqtaaluk Region
|population_total = 0
|timezone = EST
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|coordinates = {{coord|81|49|N|71|20|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|notes={{Cite cgndb|OAHAT|Hazen Camp}}|display=ti}}
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Hazen Camp is a shelter maintained and operated by Parks Canada. It contains many all-weather shelters for the park staff. The visiting researchers set up tents in the camp area.{{cite web|last1=Ernst|first1=Crystal|title=Final report for field season 2010|url=https://northernbiodiversity.wordpress.com/tag/lake-hazen/|website=Northern Biodiversity Program|accessdate=16 April 2015}}
History
Hazen Camp was originally established in 1957{{ndash}}1958 for Operation Hazen. It was one of the most comprehensive science research projects ever in the Canadian High Arctic.{{cite web|last1=Panchen|first1=Zoe|title=Introducing Lake Hazen|url=http://arcticplantphenology.blogspot.ca/2013/08/introducing-lake-hazen.html|website=Plant Phenology|accessdate=17 April 2015}} Today, Hazen Camp is used as a Warden Station and an access point to Quttinirpaaq National Park.{{cite web|title=Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada Cultural Heritage|url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/nu/quttinirpaaq/natcul/natcul6.aspx|website=Parks Canada|accessdate=17 April 2015}}
Geography
Hazen Camp is situated halfway along the north shore of Lake Hazen. The closest inhabited place is Alert, the research station and CFS Alert, about {{cvt|155|km}} northeast. The closest public settlement is Grise Fiord, over {{cvt|650|km}} south southwest. McGill Mountain ({{coord|81|59|N|71|35|W|type:landmark_region:CA-NU|notes={{Cite cgndb|OAKOV|Hazen Camp}}}}) is very close to the station, about {{cvt|19|km}} north northwest, rising {{cvt|1073|m}}.{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/mcgill-mountain-canada.html |title=McGill Mountain|access-date=4 November 2023|website=peakvisor.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/surveys/nt/nt64-1/nt64-1_report.pdf Operation Hazen Characteristics of Soils of the Hazen Camp Area (1963)]
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Category:Extreme points of Canada