Resolute Bay is an Arctic

Arctic

The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...

 waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Nunavut

Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is located in Parry Channel

Parry Channel

The Parry Channel is a natural waterway through thecentral Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. It runs east to west, connecting Baffin Bay in the east with the Beaufort Sea in the west. The channel separates the Queen Elizabeth Islands to the north from the rest of...

on the southern side of Cornwallis Island. The hamlet of Resolute

Resolute, Nunavut

Resolute or Resolute Bay is a small Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is situated at the northern end of Resolute Bay and the Northwest Passage and is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region....

is located on the northern shore of the bay and Resolute Bay Airport

Resolute Bay Airport

-Accidents:On August 20, 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737-200, carrying 15 people crashed near the airport. Twelve people were killed and three people survived. Flight 6560 was a charter from Yellowknife to Resolute.-External links:...

to the northwest. The Inuit

Inuit

The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...

 people associated with Resolute Bay are called 'Qausuittuq' and the population hamlet in the 2006 census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

 was 229.

On the western shore, the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment (DRTE) and the Communications Research Centre

Communications Research Centre

The Communications Research Centre Canada is a Canadian government scientific laboratory for research and development in the field of advanced telecommunications. For over 40 years, it has made significant contributions to the information and communications technology sector in Canada and abroad...

 operated a launch site for sounding rockets. Between 1966 and 1971 rockets of the types Black Brant

Black Brant (rocket)

The Black Brant is a Canadian-designed sounding rocket built by Bristol Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Over 800 Black Brants of various versions have been launched since they were first produced in 1961, and the type remains one of the most popular sounding rockets ever built...

 and Boosted Arcas

Boosted Arcas

Boosted Arcas is the designation of an American sounding rocket. The Boosted Arcas consists of a first stage of the type ARC booster or of the type MARC 42A1. The maximum altitude of the Boosted Arcas amounts to 50 km, the takeoff thrust 1,00 kN, the diameter 0,11 m and the length 3,40 m. The...

were launched.

Mapping

Parry Channel, 74°26′N 094°45′WCornwallis Island, 75°05′N 95°00′WResolute, 74°41′51"N 094°49′56"W
Resolute Bay Airport, 74°43′01"N 094°58′10"WDRTE/CRC launch site, 74°41′N 094°54′W

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