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Nanisivik Airport The airport was about directly southeast of Arctic Bay but the road between them is and a one way taxi fare was $40.00.〔(Arctic Bay airport opens )〕〔(Arctic Bay and Nanisivik )〕 ==Conversion to Naval Station== (詳細はCBC News reported that Canadian Forces documents showed plans to convert the site into a naval station. The plan, which would turn the former mine's existing port into a deepwater facility, would cost $60 million and it was expected that Prime Minister Stephen Harper would make an announcement during his stop in Resolute.〔(Planned army base, port in North heat up Arctic quest )〕 On August 10, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced construction of a new docking and refueling facility in Nanisivik for the Canadian Forces, in an effort to maintain a Canadian presence in Arctic waters during the navigable season (June–October). The choice for Nanisivik as a site was partially based on its location within the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage, and as there is an existing deep-water berthing facility at the site,〔Nanisivik port map ()〕 and a "jet-capable" airstrip nearby. Detailed planning for the project began in August 2007, with environmental studies and assessments will be being carried out in the summer of 2008. Construction at the site is expected to begin in the summer of 2010, with early operating capability available in 2012. The facility is planned to be fully operational by 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?id=1785 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nanisivik Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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