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All cities more populous than every other city north of them (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 9 months ago by lars@lemmy.sdf.org to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Who the fuck decide to live in Alert, like that was a reasonable idea

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't think anyone chooses to live in Alert. They are assigned 6-month tours of duty there.

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

At some point someone made a decision that people should live there

[–] yildolw@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

It's a military base. Russian bombers and ICBMs would fly over Alert in order to attack Toronto, therefore someone has to be there. The Arctic is also a contentious area for oil and gas exploration and as a way to bypass the Suez and Panama canals