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Sable_Island (Sable Island, Halifax N.S.)

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Image 1 - View of the sunphotometer. Image 2 - View of the sunphotometer. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 43.93300° North Longitude: 60.01000° West Elevation: 3.0 Meters Site Description: Sable Island is located approximately 300 km east-southeast of Halifax, N.S. It's approximately 45 km long and 1 km wide and composed entirely of sand.The Meteorological Service of Canada, a branch of Environment Canada, maintains a continuous presence on the island. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Ihab Abboud E-mail: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca Ihab Abboud Measurement and Analysis Research Section Air Quality Research Division Science and Technology Branch Environment Canada Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE) 6248 Eighth Line Egbert, Ontario, Canada L0L 1N0 (705) 458-3302 (voice) (416) 802-1071 (mobile) (705) 458-3301 (fax) Email: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca AND Vitali Fioletov E-mail: vitali.fioletov@ec.gc.ca Vitali Fioletov Senior Research Scientist Air Quality Research Division Science and Technology Branch Environment Canada 4905 Dufferin Street Toronto, Ontario, M3H 5T4 Canada E-mail: vitali.fioletov@ec.gc.ca Phone: 416 739 4915 Fax: 416 739 4281 Site Manager(s) Information: Ihab Abboud Email: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca Ihab Abboud Measurement and Analysis Research Section Air Quality Research Division Science and Technology Branch Environment Canada Centre for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE) 6248 Eighth Line Egbert, Ontario, Canada L0L 1N0 (705) 458-3302 (voice) (416) 802-1071 (mobile) (705) 458-3301 (fax) Email: Ihab.Abboud@ec.gc.ca Responsible Institution(s): Environment Canada/AEROCAN http://www.aerocanonline.com/templates/nature/index.html

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Image 3 - Local inhabitants of the island.
Image 4 - Inhabitant of the island.
Image 5 - Aerial view of the island.

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