<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ports_and_harbors_of_the_Arctic_Ocean" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a> does not include Alert as a port.  As the comments suggest, there is too much sea ice at that latitude to merit the infrastructure required of a port.  The northernmost port in the world is identified <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ports_and_harbors_of_the_Arctic_Ocean" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> as Dikson, Russia, at 73°30' N.</p>
<p>Supplies to Alert are delivered by air; the settlement does include an <em>air</em> port.</p>

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The proper name of Dikson is Dikson. I would consider either [Longyearbyen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyearbyen) 78°13' N or [Pyramiden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramiden) 78°39' N/[Ny-Ålesund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny-%C3%85lesund) 78°55' N (unclear whether they are still in use as ports) to be the northernmost port.
klanomath
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Correct tedvthe first part.  Added a clarification for the second point.  Could you exchange this comment for an updated version?
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Oscar Lanzi
<p>Alert, in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, is northernmost permanently inhabited place in world.</p>
<p>The site was first visited by Sir George Nares, who commanded HMS Alert in 1875-76, the first vessel to land on the shores of northern Ellesmere Island.</p>
<p>Is Alert a harbor/port? (I've read a few papers about Alert, but I haven't found the answer.)</p>

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In what sense do you mean port/harbor? It's a seaside town on an island with a population of 62. Are you asking does it receive supplies by ship, for which it would need minimal port infrastructure, or are you asking does it have more significant port facilities?
Fred
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2020-07-05T11:27:24.717Z
i do not think there is any permanent installations for loading or unloading a ship,it can probably be sea ice all year for multiple years in a row in this location.
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Is Alert (in Canada) a harbor/port?
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# Is Alert (in Canada) a harbor/port?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-05)

Alert, in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada, is northernmost permanently inhabited place in world.

The site was first visited by Sir George Nares, who commanded HMS Alert in 1875-76, the first vessel to land on the shores of northern Ellesmere Island.

Is Alert a harbor/port? (I've read a few papers about Alert, but I haven't found the answer.)

**Tags:** arctic, coastal, canada, transportation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In what sense do you mean port/harbor? It's a seaside town on an island with a population of 62. Are you asking does it receive supplies by ship, for which it would need minimal port infrastructure, or are you asking does it have more significant port facilities?  
> **username_2**: i do not think there is any permanent installations for loading or unloading a ship,it can probably be sea ice all year for multiple years in a row in this location.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-07-05. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ports_and_harbors_of_the_Arctic_Ocean) does not include Alert as a port. As the comments suggest, there is too much sea ice at that latitude to merit the infrastructure required of a port. The northernmost port in the world is identified [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ports_and_harbors_of_the_Arctic_Ocean) as Dikson, Russia, at 73°30' N.

Supplies to Alert are delivered by air; the settlement does include an *air* port.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: The proper name of Dikson is Dikson. I would consider either [Longyearbyen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyearbyen) 78°13' N or [Pyramiden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramiden) 78°39' N/[Ny-Ålesund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny-%C3%85lesund) 78°55' N (unclear whether they are still in use as ports) to be the northernmost port.  
> **username_3**: Correct tedvthe first part.  Added a clarification for the second point.  Could you exchange this comment for an updated version?  

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