McGill Arctic Research Station | |
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  McGill Arctic Research Station  McGill Arctic Research Station | |
| Coordinates: 79°26′00″N 090°46′00″W / 79.43333°N 90.76667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Region | Qikiqtaaluk Region |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Population | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-05:00 (CDT) |
| Website | web |
McGill Arctic Research Station (Expedition Fiord) (MARS) is a small research station operated by McGill University located near the centre of Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut. It is located approximately 115 km (71 mi) southwest of Eureka, a weather and research station. It was first established in 1959 after scientists explored South Fiord (Expedition Fiord). The station contains a small hut, a cook house and two temporary structures. It can support 8-12 people and gives them access to the research activities. The current activities are glaciology, climate change, permafrost, hydrology, geology, geomorphology, limnology, planetary analogues, and microbiology.[2] Today, the station is only used in the summer months so there would be enough power generated from the solar panels.[3]
The director of the research station is Wayne Pollard (from McGill University). He has many experiences with drilling and geophysical tools. His goals are to identify niche environments in permafrost capable of harbouring microbial life at or near the limit of its habitability.[4]
- ^ McGill Arctic Research Station
- ^ McGill Arctic Research Station|McGill Arctic Research Station (M.A.R.S.). Dale T. Anderson, Centre for the study of life in the universe. Retrieved April 11, 2015
- ^ Gonçalves, Mário. "Axel Heiberg". Ultima Thule. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ White, Lyle. "Wayne Pollard". NSERC CREATE Canadian Astrobiology Training Program. Retrieved 13 April 2015.