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When the Vikings were in Nunavut – A thousand years ago, the ancient Norse told rumours of a mysterious place called Helluland, far to the northwest of Europe. Now, a millennium later, clues are turning up on Baffin Island that could overhaul the history of the Arctic.
Up Here magazine, July/August 2013 “Look at this!” says Patricia Sutherland. It’s 2002 and she’s kneeling on the tundra, pointing her trowel at a whale bone at the bottom of the muddy trench she’s been excavating. The bone has been … Continue reading →
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North by Northwest – by icebreaker to the High Arctic
“North by Northwest,” Popular Mechanics, April 2007 You never forget the fi rst time your ship strikes a slab of ice 6 ft. thick: The jolt rips me out of a dead sleep at 1 am and sends me scrambling … Continue reading →
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Tagged arctic, axel h, axel heiberg, Baffin Island, canadian coast guard, Canadian Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Change, denis coulombe, Des Groseilliers, eureka, ice specialist, icebreaker, Mireille Samson, nanisivik, Northwest Passage, nunavut, Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Rene Boisvert, Resolute, search and rescue, Stephane Dufour, tanquary fjord
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