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For other uses, see Operation Nanook (disambiguation). The station was kept in operation until 1951 when Thule
Operation Nanook was an Arctic expedition under- Air Base was built in the valley; the weather station was
then moved to the Greenlandish settlement at North Star
Bay, and renamed Dundas, until the population was
moved to Qaanaaq further north in 1953.
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[1] Operation Nanook: Baby its cold outside!!". Ships Log:
USS Atule. Retrieved 2010-09-22. On 4 July 1946, Atule headed for the frozen north as a member of Operation Nanook. The purpose of this mission was to assist
in the establishment of advanced weather stations in the
Arctic regions and to aid in the planning and execution
of more extensive naval operations in polar and sub-polar
regions. In company with Norton Sound (AV-11), Whitewood (AN-63), Alcona (AK-157), Beltrami (AK-162),
and USCG Northwind (WAG-282), Atule was to transport supplies and passengers, conduct reconnaissance of
proposed weather station sites, train personnel, and collect data on Arctic conditions. mirror
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