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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
- 5Food Prices - Northern Regions
- 4Food Availability - Northern Regions
- 4Fruit and Vegetables - Polar Regions
- 3Arctic gardens
- 3Food Availability - Polar Regions
- 3Northern gardens
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2024-06-12
The Sommarøy Arctic Hotel (latitude 69° 38' 4.92" N) is 35 km west of Tromsø, Norway. Even in this remote place, EV charging was available.
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.jpg "Entrance to Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden")
2011-05-30
Skansen is an open-air living history museum containing farm and village settings representing many periods in Sweden's history. It is located on a hill on the island, Djurgården, in Stockholm.
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.jpg "Entrance to the Amethyst Mine at Lampivarra, Finland")
2018-06-13
This is a surface mine, so the entrance is the top of a long covered stairway that descends the surface of the hill and leads out onto a hillside strewn with shattered rock. The stairway and cover are made of wood. A peeled rail fence runs along the edge of the hill to the entrance. The sign on...
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.jpg "Examples of Northern Canadian publications in various languages, dialects and scripts")
2017-03-07
In Arctic Canada, government agencies, Indigenous organizations and private organizations publish in a variety of languages, dialects and scripts. Often materials are published in several different linguistic editions. Two of the pictured volumes are published by the Government of Nunavut and...
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.jpg "Fishing net weights made from wood and birch bark")
2018-06-19
These Nätsänken (net sinkers) or weights for fishing nets are held at Jamtli, the regional museum of Jämtland and Härjedalen in Östersund, Sweden. They are constructed of wood bent into a circle and a birch bark pocket across the centre to hold a stone for weight. A stone can be seen in the...
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.jpg "Frozen berries for sale in Rovaniemi, Finland")
2018-06-17
These bulk frozen lingonberries and blueberries were for sale in the K Supermarket in Rovaniemi, Finland in June, 2018. They were priced at 14.90 Euros/kg or approximately $22.95CAD/kg. There were several bins of berries in a stand-alone freezer. Berries formed a large part of the traditional...
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2018-06-16
The Santasport Hostel is the dormitory accommodation at the Lapland Sport Institute in Rovaniemi, Finland. This Institute has facilities for Olympic Weighlifting and Swimming. There are also facilities for snow sports, hockey, soccer, and bowling. Other amenities include a restaurant, fitness...
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2018-06-17
Large round package of flatbread. Packaging had a blue background with white lettering. At the top is a phrase "Bakat ave Svenskodlad Rag och Vatten Fran Egen Kalla". Below is a small picture of a factory building with a caption "familjebakat i 6 generationer" (family bakery for six...
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Locally made soft brown goat cheese for sale at ICA Maxi Supermarket Ostersund in June, 2018
Download2018-06-17
This strongly flavoured soft brown goat cheese (getost) was for sale in the supermarket in Ostersund, Sweden. It was priced at 65kr/200g tub or 325kr/kilo. The label on the tub shows a left -looking goat over a banner that reads "Getost get-mese". Around the outside of the label is...
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2024-06-08
Manhole covers in Tromsø, Norway have a rectangular shield with a reindeer and a crown on top. Below are the words Tromsø Kommune (Tromsø Municipality). Surrounding the shield are rows of small raised squares. The central image is surrounded by three circles of larger raised squares and two...