Lady Franklin Point
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  Lady Franklin Point
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| Coordinates: 68°29′N 113°15′W / 68.483°N 113.250°W / 68.483; -113.250 (Lady Franklin Point)[1] | |
| Location | Victoria Island, Nunavut, Canada |
| Offshore water bodies | Coronation 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 GulfbyAustin 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 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||
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Headlands of Nunavut
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| Kitikmeot Region |
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| Kivalliq Region |
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| Qikiqtaaluk Region |
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