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Lady Franklin Point

Lady Franklin Point
Headland
Lady Franklin Point is located in Nunavut
Lady Franklin Point
Lady Franklin Point
Coordinates: 68°29′N 113°15′W / 68.483°N 113.250°W / 68.483; -113.250 (Lady Franklin Point)[1]
LocationVictoria Island, Nunavut, Canada
Offshore water bodiesCoronation Gulf, Dolphin and Union Strait

Lady Franklin Point is a landform in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut. It is located on southwestern Victoria Island in the Coronation Gulf by Austin Bay at the eastern entrance of Dolphin and Union Strait.[2]

The point is uninhabited but still had an active North Warning System. Originally part of the Distant Early Warning Line in the Northwest Territories, the site is known as PIN-3.[3] On 10 January 2000, the unmanned site caught fire and was almost totally destroyed.[3]

Named after Jane Griffin, Lady Franklin, it was the historical area of Nagyuktogmiut, a Copper Inuit subgroup.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Lady Franklin Point (Lady Franklin Point Airport)
WMO ID: 71937; coordinates 68°30′N 113°13′W / 68.500°N 113.217°W / 68.500; -113.217 (Lady Franklin Point); elevation: 15.9 m (52 ft); 1971–2000 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex −5.4 −5.0 −7.1 4.0 6.0 16.5 23.8 20.9 13.5 6.1 −1.0 −4.3 23.8
Record high °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		5.2
(41.4) 		9.2
(48.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		22.8
(73.0) 		21.1
(70.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		22.8
(73.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −25.1
(−13.2) 		−26.6
(−15.9) 		−23.6
(−10.5) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		5.7
(42.3) 		10.4
(50.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−16.5
(2.3) 		−23.1
(−9.6) 		−9.1
(15.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −28.6
(−19.5) 		−30.1
(−22.2) 		−27.4
(−17.3) 		−18.8
(−1.8) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		2.8
(37.0) 		6.8
(44.2) 		6.3
(43.3) 		1.4
(34.5) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−20.0
(−4.0) 		−26.5
(−15.7) 		−12.4
(9.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −32.3
(−26.1) 		−33.7
(−28.7) 		−31.2
(−24.2) 		−23.1
(−9.6) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		3.1
(37.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−29.8
(−21.6) 		−15.7
(3.8)
Record low °C (°F) −46.1
(−51.0) 		−45.6
(−50.1) 		−44.4
(−47.9) 		−41.5
(−42.7) 		−27.5
(−17.5) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−13.1
(8.4) 		−30.2
(−22.4) 		−37.8
(−36.0) 		−44.4
(−47.9) 		−46.1
(−51.0)
Record low wind chill −67.4 −62.9 −62.0 −56.0 −38.3 −21.2 −8.4 −9.4 −20.3 −40.8 −50.0 −57.5 −67.4
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.7
(0.19) 		4.8
(0.19) 		4.2
(0.17) 		4.4
(0.17) 		5.0
(0.20) 		10.8
(0.43) 		20.6
(0.81) 		20.6
(0.81) 		19.5
(0.77) 		16.1
(0.63) 		6.4
(0.25) 		4.2
(0.17) 		121.2
(4.77)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.5
(0.06) 		9.4
(0.37) 		20.6
(0.81) 		19.9
(0.78) 		14.8
(0.58) 		0.9
(0.04) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		67.0
(2.64)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 4.7
(1.9) 		4.8
(1.9) 		4.2
(1.7) 		4.4
(1.7) 		3.5
(1.4) 		1.4
(0.6) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.8
(0.3) 		4.7
(1.9) 		15.3
(6.0) 		6.4
(2.5) 		4.2
(1.7) 		54.3
(21.4)
Average precipitation days 3.4 3 3.3 3.7 3.6 3.6 7.0 8.2 8.1 8.5 4.8 4.0 61.0
Average rainy days 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.05 0.77 2.9 7.0 8.1 5.5 0.67 0.0 0.0 24.8
Average snowy days 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.6 2.9 0.95 0.0 0.45 3.0 8.0 4.8 4.0 37.4
Source: 1971-2000 Environment and Climate Change Canada[5]


References

  1. ^ "Lady Franklin Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Lady Franklin Point". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. bartleby.com. 2000. Archived from the original on 23 November 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  3. ^ a b "PIN-3 Lady Franklin Point, Nunavut". The DEWLine. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (30 December 1914). "Prehistoric and Present Commerce among the Arctic Coast Eskimo". Geological Survey Museum Bulletin. 6: 14.
  5. ^ Environment and Climate Change Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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