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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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.jpg "Polar Explorers obelisk at Swedish Natural History Museum")
2018-06-21
This side of the obelisk shows a profile relief of a man looking left, with the name Adof Erik Nordenskiöld below. Nordenskiöld of Finnish/Swedish extraction and a Swediash parliamentarian. He was prominent Arctic explorer who made expeditions to Spitzbergen, the Arctic, and led Vega...
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2018-06-15
These three kinds of white potatoes where available at the K Supermarket in Rovaniemi in the summer of 2018. All three were grown in Finland (Suomi). Washed Pirkka Siilki-peruna potatoes were 1.49 Euros/kg. Festive potatoes (Pirkka Juhlaperuna) cost 1.59/kg. Pirkka puikula cost 1.55 Euros/kg.
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2018-06-10
This flower and herb garden is on the southeast corner of the Church Pond (kirkkolampi). In spite of its high latitude (66.5039° N), this garden includes many typical garden plants: irises, peonies, columbines, poppies, saxifrag, and dragon's head. This image shows a collection of columbines in...
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2024-06-08
This rhododendron was one of many in bloom at the Arctic and Alpine Botanic Garden (latitude 69.6769° N) in Tromsø, Norway in early June, 2024. The text reads "Lyngfamillen. 2014-541-G. Rhododendron-hybriden "Frosthexe". Hage-hybriden R. anthopogon x lapponicum. Gave fra Ole P. Olsen". This...
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2018-06-15
These strawberries were for sale at a table outside the K Supermarket in Rovaniemi, Finland in June 2018. The berries on the left are Finnish grown, while the smaller ones in the baskets on the right were grown in Sweden. The word "Ruosti" is an archaic word meaning "Swede". The Finnish...
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2024-06-12
This TANDBERG SOLVSUPER 4 RADIO is in the kitchen of the Straumen Farm, located in Tromsø Municipality in northern Norway. This model of radio was made in 1946/1947 by the Tandberg company in Oslo. The right side button is missing.
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2018-06-13
These Satsuma Mandarin Oranges or tangerines were for sale at the K Supermarket, in Rovaniemi, Finland in June, 2018. They were priced at 2.49 Euros/kilo or approximately $3.79 CAD/kilo.
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.jpg "These nursery rhymes have been translated into Uummarmiutun and adapted to the biology of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Canada's northwestern Arctic.")
These nursery rhymes have been translated into Uummarmiutun and adapted to the biology of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in Canada's northwestern Arctic.
Download2025-06-23
This book contains Uummarmiutun versions of three common nursery rhymes (Mary Had a Little Lamb, Itsy-Bitsy Spider, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star). The rhymes have been translated and adapted. For example, because an Inuit child is more likely to have a dog than a lamb, the rhyme has been...
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2024-06-07
The McDonald's in Tromsø, Norway advertises itself as the "Northernmost McDonalds in the World". The restaurant serves the standard McDonald's dishes, including Happy Meals for children, which come with a choice of a book or a toy, which were displayed in the window.
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.jpg "Trap to catch Storsjöodjur")
2018-06-19
This trap is held in Jamtli, the regional museum in Östersund, Sweden. The trap is designed to catch Storsjöodjur, a mythical snake-like creature which is said to inhabit the lake, Storsjön in central Sweden. The trap is a metal spring release trap, similar to a bear trap.