Bylot Island is located off the northern tip of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is accessible from the communitiy Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). Research on the island focuses on the southern plain of the island (1600 km²), but the station is located in a glacial valley at the southwestern end of the island.

The research station is accessible by charter flight (Twin Otter or helicopter) or by snowmobile from Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet). Commercial flights to Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet) airport are available weekly. Each research project must be planned well in advance and must be coordinated with the research activities of the researchers in charge of the station Joël Bêty and Pierre Legagneux.

The camp is equipped with an outdoor shower, drinking water tank, dry and propane toilets, radio and satellite phone (including low speed internet for email exchange), bear protection (electric fence), first aid kits and storage space. Scientific equipment is also available. 12V/110V electricity is provided 24 hours a day by a generator and solar panels. Waste should be sorted and disposed of as soon as possible to Resolute or Pond Inlet. Waste are removed when the camp closes.

Address
Bylot Island, Sirmilik National Park, Nunavut, Canada. The community of Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet; 1300 inhabitants) is located 85 km away.

Website

https://bylot.cen.ulaval.ca/

Contact
Dr. Pierre Legagneux, professor
Department of Biology, Université Laval
Tel. : 418 656-2131 poste 411378
pierre.legagneux@bio.ulaval.ca

Dr. Joël Bêty, professor
Department of Biology, Chemistry and Geography, UQAR
joel_bety@uqar.ca