Lake Hazen Camp, Quttinarpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut
For more information, please visit: http://www.lakehazen.ca/ Against a spectacular backdrop of mountains and glaciers on one side and the Hazen plateau on the other, Lake Hazen is situated on Canada’s northernmost Island in an area considered both a polar desert (dry) and a thermal oasis (relatively warm). The numerous wetlands, ponds, streams and lakes in the vicinity of the Lake Hazen base camp make this a great site for studying aquatic processes, and its location within a protected National Park far removed from any direct human disturbances means that it is also ideal for monitoring the impacts of climate and environmental change on sensitive Arctic ecosystems. Research facilities at the Parks Canada-operated camp include the newly built Lake Hazen Polar Field Research Laboratory. I have worked at Lake Hazen since 2005, studying aquatic, terrestrial and atmospheric processes pertaining to mercury and carbon cycling. |