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North Baffin Island Cairn

In recognition of 75 years of military mapping, personnel of the Mapping and Charting Establishment built a cairn during OP ARCTIC 78 overlooking Military Survey Mountain at Latitude N 73º 10’ , Longitude W 82º 42’ on northern Baffin Island.

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Military Survey Mountain was named to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the formation of the first Canadian mapping agency and to recognize the contribution of the development of Canada’s North by the mappers of the Canadian Armed Forces 1903 – 1978.

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North Baffin Island Cairn

Afin de célébrer 75 ans de cartographie militaire, le personnel du Service de cartographie a érigé pendant l’OP ARCTIC 78 un tumulus surplombant le mont Military Survey, à 73º 10’ de latitude N et 82º 42’ de longitude O, dans le nord de l’île de Baffin.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.

Location: Northern Baffin Island, at Latitude N 73º 10’ , Longitude W 82º 42’, North Baffin Island
Emplacement : nord de l’île de Baffin, 73º 10’ de latitude N, 82º 42’ de longitude O, North Baffin Island
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 73.166670, -82.700000
Marker type: Cairn, with attached plaque
Type de repère : Tumulus avec plaque
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).
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