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Partial Opening of the Northwest Passage, 31 August 2015
Partial Opening of the Northwest Passage, 31 August 2015
NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen, using VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Multisensor Analyzed Sea Ice Extent (MASIE) data courtesy of the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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NASA Airborne Campaigns focus on climate impacts in the Arctic. This red plane is a DHC-3 Otter, the plane flown in NASA’s Operation IceBridge-Alaska surveys of mountain glaciers in Alaska
NASA Airborne Campaigns focus on climate impacts in the Arctic. This red plane is a DHC-3 Otter, the plane flown in NASA’s Operation IceBridge-Alaska surveys of mountain glaciers in Alaska
Chris Larsen, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 16 September 2014.
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Wall-hanging tapestry created by the Elders in residence and school students at the Kitikmeot Heritage Society. May Hakongak Centre, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut (Canada)
Wall-hanging tapestry created by the Elders in residence and school students at the Kitikmeot Heritage Society. May Hakongak Centre, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut (Canada)
Photo by Enrico Mariotti, 2013.
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Rest of one of the towers of the Giant Mine, a gold mine located outside Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Rest of one of the towers of the Giant Mine, a gold mine located outside Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
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Large group of Inuit with crewmen of the C.G.S. ARCTIC at ceremonial taking of possession by Capt. Joseph-Elzéar Bernier, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, [Nunavut], 9 November 1906
Large group of Inuit with crewmen of the C.G.S. ARCTIC at ceremonial taking of possession by Capt. Joseph-Elzéar Bernier, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, [Nunavut], 9 November 1906
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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Barents Sea. NASA image acquired on 31 August 2010
Phytoplankton Bloom in the Barents Sea. NASA image acquired on 31 August 2010
NASA image courtesy Norman Kuring, NASA Ocean Color Group. August 31, 2010.
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Renda near Nome. The Coast Guard Cutter Healy leads the 370-foot Russian tanker Renda closer to Nome, 14 January 2012. The Renda is carrying 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products to deliver to Nome residents
Renda near Nome. The Coast Guard Cutter Healy leads the 370-foot Russian tanker Renda closer to Nome, 14 January 2012. The Renda is carrying 1.3 million gallons of petroleum products to deliver to Nome residents
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charly Hengen.
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The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources
This exhibition tells the story of the Northwest Passage from the pursuit of a myth to the exploitation of natural resources. Historian Elena Baldassarri takes readers on a multimedia tour of the Arctic, featuring interactive maps, photographs, videos, and interviews with experts, scholars, and elders of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada.
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