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Circumpolar Digital Image Collection
The Circumpolar Digital Image Collection is a collection of photos, slides, other images and contributions shared by many of the University of Alberta’s polar researchers. Images in the collection may be used for teaching and research purposes. For any other use, please contact the Canadian Circumpolar Institute.
Items in this Collection
- 140Campbell, Sandy
- 2Alberta Aviation Museum
- 1Campbell, Sady
- 1Campell, Sandy
- 1Falkholt, Carolina (Painter and Graffiti Artist)
- 1Isabel Ferriera (artist)
- 23Russia, St. Petersburg
- 14Arctic flowers
- 14September, 2016
- 13Arctic plants
- 6Arctic and Alpine Botanic Garden - Tromsø, Norway
- 6Botanic Gardens - Arctic Regions
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.jpg "Plums for sale in St. Petersburg, September 2016")
2016-09-11
Prune plums were available in grocery stores in St. Petersburg, Russia in September, 2016. They were priced at 49.90/kg or approximately $1.00CDN/kilo.
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2017-10-07
This polar bear skin is an artifact in the Alberta Aviation Museum permanent exhibit of the 418 Squadron. The skin is mounted on black cloth.
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2024-06-08
This pond is one of several water features in the Arctic and Alpine Botanic Garden (latitude 69.6769° N) in Tromsø, Norway. A small water fall feeds the pond from the higher elevations in the garden. A mallard duck sits on the grass near the centre of the image. This garden is the northernmost...
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2024-06-10
The growing season in Tromsø is short, so many people plant annuals, which are grown in greenhouses. In this small garden in a private yard, there were African daisies and marigolds in bloom in mid-June.
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2024-06-09
These Pulmonaria saccharata plants were blooming in early June at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (69° 40' 36.48" N). These plants thrive in cold climates and heavy shade. They are native to Europe.
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2018-06-21
The red-breasted goose breeds in Arctic Siberia. This specimen is on display in the Polar collection at the Swedish Royal Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet) in Stockholm.
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.jpg "Replica of an upright warp-weighted Iron Age loom held at Jamtli")
2018-06-19
The Jamtli Museum in Ostersund, Sweden holds the Överhogdalsbonaderna or Överhogdal Weaves. The weavings, dated to between 800 and 1100 AD, were created on this kind of loom. In this replica example, the warp threads are tautened by the weight of rocks tied to the threads at the bottom. The...
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Rhododendron anthropogon ssp. hyphenanthum plants growing at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden
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This dwarf rhododendron was blooming at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (latitude 69.6769° N). This plant is from the Himalayas
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2024-06-09
This short rhododendron was blooming in early June at the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden (69° 40' 36.48" N). It is native to the Carpathians and the Balkan Mountains.
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2024-06-07
This road paving equipment was parked near to the harbour in Tromsø, Northern Norway.