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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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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2015-07-10
Aspen serpentine leaf miner is a common insect pest in the Northwest Territories. This tree was at 44St and 50th Avenue in Yellowknife. Identification of the pest confirmed by Dr. David Langor Research Scientist, Pest Management and Biodiversity Conservation Natural Resources Canada, Canadian...
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Porcupine quill work on the replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Download2015-07-08
A replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Norhwest Territories is on display at the Legislature Building. Around the shaft of the mace there is a section of dyed porcupine quills stitched into diamond and checkerboard patterns in red and blue.The top and bottom edges are...
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2004-01-01
Area known as 'Port Foster' at Deception Island off the Antarctic Peninsula, where whaling ships anchored because it is furthest from the entrance to the bay and is most sheltered. Deception Island is a drowned caldera (volcanic crater) covered in black volcanic sand from the last eruption in...
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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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2015-07-08
In hard rock environments, power poles can be erected in two ways: drilling or augering a large enough hole in the rock that the pole can be placed into it or placing the pole on top of the rock and anchoring it. In this case, rods have been drilled into the rock and the power pole has been...
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2011-05-29
Since 1922, a spring vintage car rally has been held on Djurgarden in Stockholm. Members of the Swedish Royal Family, particlularly Prince Bertil routinely took part in the rally. It has now been named Prince Bertil Memorial Day in his honour. It was a rainy day for the 2011 rally, but many...
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2015-07-09
The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre is located on the edge of Frame Lake in Yellowknife, near the Legislative Assembly Building. PWNHC contains a museum, the Territorial Archives, the Museum Restaurant and teaching/programming space. It can be accessed via a flag-lined walkway that...