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
- 414Campbell, Sandy
- 175Seale, Linda N.
- 9Beaudreau, Diane, biologist, artist
- 3Alberta Aviation Museum
- 3Inuvialuit Cultural Resource Centre
- 3Ivanova, Semenova Polina
- 134Photographs
- 56Antarctic Peninsula
- 56Canada, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife
- 37Russia, St. Petersburg
- 24Arctic flowers
- 24September, 2016
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2018-06-16
Östersund, also known as Staare in South Sami language, is the capital of Jämtland County, located in the middle of Sweden. It was established in the 18th Century and was a trading centre. This image shows the downtown area of the city on the shore of Lake Storsjön. The tall building in the...
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2018-06-17
The Östersund Ski Stadium became the National Swedish Biathlon Arena and the national training centre in 2014. A dedicated stadium with a ski track allows athletes to train year-round (roller-skiis in summer). There is temporary athlete housing available at the site. Because of the presence...
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2016-09-11
These packaged sausages and sausage slices were for sale in a small grocery store in St. Petersburg, Russia on September 11, 2016. They are priced at 69.60 rubles for 270 gr, 159.90 rubles for 340 gr and 129.90 for 250 gr. The exchange rate was approximately $1CAD: 47 rubles, making the lowest...
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Painted woodcut of a Harris's Sparrow attached to the exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn, Yellowknife, NWT.
Download2015-07-14
Harris's Sparrow is the largest sparrow in North America and is the only bird that breeds only in northern Canada. This woodcut painting is attached to the corrugated steel south wall of the Yellowknife Inn and is part of a series of artworks installed on this wall. The sparrow is shown perched...
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2015-07-14
This painted woodcut installed on the south wall of the Yellowknife Inn in Yellowknife, NWT is one of a series of bird images. This image shows two common redpolls perched in a bush. This artwork is attached to the corrugated steel wall which faces south into the parking lot of the hotel and...
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2015-07-08
This work is one of many that are found on the exterior of buildings in Yellowknife. This work is painted on several pieces of plywood nailed together. The image includes a landscape with spring on the left and winter on the far right. The winter sky shows the aurora borealis. Animals include...