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2025-03-28
Spruce trees have dense, overlapping branches that prevent much of the precipitation from reaching the ground. In the case of snow, the branches create a ring around the tree where snow does not directly fall, or a "snow shadow".
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.jpg "Animals are frequently the subject of Inuit children's stories")
2017-03-07
Animals are an essential part of Inuit world view and day-to-day life. The knowledge of the relationship between people and animals is passed down through oral tradition from older people to children. These stories are now being captured as children's fiction. In these four works published by...
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.jpg "Bananas for sale in Östersund, Sweden in June, 2018")
2018-06-17
These Chiquita brand organic bananas, imported from Ecuador were available at the ICA Maxi Supermarket Ostersund in June, 2018. They were priced at 23 kr/kilo, or about $3.45 CAD/Kilo. In Edmonton, Alberta, at the same time, organic bananas could be purchased for about $2.00CAD/kilo.
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2024-06-12
This image shows bedding at the Straumen Farm house, made of flour sacks from Minneapolis, U.S.A. The text in blue on a mostly white background of the flour sack, reads "140 lbs. Minneapolis Milling Company's Minneapolis Best Flour. Hard Winter Wheat Flour. Manufactured by Minneapolis Milling...
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.jpg "Book bike - Östersund, Sweden")
2018-06-16
This book bike, operated by the Östersund bibliotek or Staaren Gaerjagaetie is used to take books to public events. Wifi allows user cards to be created on the spot. The bike has a battery between the carrier and the back wheel.
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.jpg "Cauliflower for sale in Rovaniemi, Finland in June, 2018")
2018-06-06
This cauliflower was for sale in the K Supermarket in Rovaniemi, Finland, near the Arctic Circle in June, 2018. It was priced at 3.49 Euros/kilo.
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.jpg "Cherries for sale in Östersund, Sweden in June 2018")
2018-06-17
These cherries, imported from Turkey were for sale in the ICA Maxi Supermarket Ostersund. They were sold in 500g packages for 35kr/package or 70kr/kilo ($10.50 CAD/kilo). The sign reads "körsbär i ask" or "cherry in box". The fruit grade is listed as Class 1.
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.jpg "Cold smoked Swedish Rainbow Trout for sale at ICA Maxi Supermarket Ostersund")
2018-06-17
This "kallrokt regnbagsfile hel" or cold smoked whole rainbow trout was grown and processed at the Bortnans Fjallvattenfisk fish farm and factory in Sweden and sold in Ostersund Sweden in June, 2018. Bortnans is 92km southwest of Ostersund. The price for the .652kg package was 142.79kr or...
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.jpg "Credit card activated pay-toilet in Stockholm's Royal National City Park")
2018-06-22
The fee to use this toiled in Stockholm's Royal National City Park was 5SEK (about $.70 CAD).
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2024-06-11
This simple sleeveless dress made from fabric with a map of the Antarctic region printed on it is on display at The Norwegian Polar Institute Library in Tromsø, Norway.