About Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge
Located 800 km north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Northwest Passage is the most northerly fly-in lodge on earth - Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge. Situated on the banks of the Cunningham River on Somerset Island, Nunavut, where one of the largest beluga congregations in the world occurs, Arctic Watch is an off-the-grid basecamp built to withstand arctic weather. There are no permanent human residents on the 25,000 sq. km island and normal daytime temperatures range from 6° to 14°C.
The wildlife here is spectacular and is home to one of the biggest beluga nurseries on earth. Woolly muskox roam the tundra, snowy owls patrol for lemmings, arctic foxes try feverishly to raise pups before the winter darkness closes in, and perpetually hungry polar bears roam the island waiting for the sea ice to return so they can hunt for seals and whales.