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AI-001. Triassic coastline at Kapp Thordsen, Isfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-002. Siberian drift wood on the shore of Kapp Broer Ruys, NE.Greenland.
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AI-003. There are still antlers to find of the extinct species of Dwarf Reindeer on NE.Greenland. Here at Hold With Hope.
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AI-004. Sea Thrift at Hastein, Norway.
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AI-005. Meandering Wright River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-006. Part from Wright River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-007. Weather change near Magdalenafjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-008. Prehistoric Whale bones erecting from rised beaches, Hold With Hope, NE.Greenland.
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AI-009. Antler from the extinct Dwarf Reindeer in Badlanddalen, NE.Greenland.
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AI-010. Whale Skeleton on Kvitoya, Svalbard.
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AI-011. Caribou migration tracks near Hood River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-012. Caribou antler by migration tracks at Hood River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-013. Whale vertebra on Krossoya, Murchisonfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-014. Aerial photo over Hood River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-015. Luciaberget mountain, Hornsund, Svalbard.
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AI-016. Muskox skulls at Mackenzie Bay, NE.Greenland.
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AI-017. Purple Saxifrage below the icecap of Kvitoya, eastern Svalbard.
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AI-018. Walrus skeleton on Krossoya, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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AI-019. From the shore of Traena, coastal Norway.
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AI-020. Fluvial fan near Pituffik, Thule, Greenland.
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AI-021. Aerial photo over The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada. We see partial ice covered lakes.
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AI-022. From the Karelian border between Finland (left) and Russia (right).
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AI-023. From the Karelian border between Finland (left) and Russia (right).
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AI-024. Muskox skull at Hold With Hope, NE.Greenland.
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AI-025. Muskox skull at Mackenzie Bay, NE.Greenland.
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AI-026. The russian ice breaker Kapitan Khlebnikov at anchor near Qaanaaq, Thule, Greenland.
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AI-027a. Linked to next photo (AI-027b)- Part of central Norway at 63 Deg.N. From Borgefjell, 400m above sea level.
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AI-027b. Linked to previous photo (AI-027a)- Part of central Canada at 63 Deg.N. From Mackaye Lake area, 400m above sea level.
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AI-028. Part of Borgefjell national park, central Norway.
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AI-029. From Borgefjell national park, central Norway.
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AI-030. From Borgefjell national park, central Norway.
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AI-031. From Anderdalen national park, northern Norway.
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AI-032. North of Great Slave Lake the deep wood streches up to Great Bear Lake, Canada.
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AI-033. A dutch sailship in Smeerenburgfjorden. A glimpse of the 16th century on Svalbard.
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AI-034. 4000 years BC stoneage men lived in this cave (Kirkhelleren) on Traena, the arctic circle, coastal Norway.
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AI-035. 4000 years BC stoneage men lived in this cave (Kirkhelleren) on Traena, the arctic circle, coastal Norway.
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AI-036. The huge greenlandic ice cap have one of its numerous outlets in the Hart Gletcher near Thule.
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AI-037. Caribou antler near Wright River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-038. Drift ice east of S.E. Greenland.
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AI-039. Drift ice in western Hudson Bay, Canada.
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AI-040. Salisbury Island in Foxe Channel, Canada.
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AI-041. Hood River (eastwards), Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-042. Ice on the shore of a lake in The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-043. Aerial photo of the transmission zone between taiga and tundra, NWT, Canada.
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AI-044. Sub arctic forest near Great Slave Lake, NWT, Canada.
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AI-045. Part from the interior of Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. A skeleton of a Muskox in front.
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AI-046. Permafrost stops melting water from going into the ground and makes great muddy areas. Forkastningsdalen, Van Keulenfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-047. Snow fall in summer time at 80 Deg. N in the Canadian arctic is not uncommon. Here from Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut.
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AI-048. Huge cliff walls is typical for the southern end of Bear Island, Svalbard. We see the rocky needle shaped "Sylen" to the left.
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AI-049. The interior of Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada consists mostly of frost-shattered rocks.
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AI-050. The Varanger Peninsula in northern Norway is true arctic with mean July temperatures below 10 Deg.C. Here from Skallelvdalen.
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AI-051. Part of Sandfjorddalen in the interior of Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-052. The geological layers are tilted 90 Deg vertical, Persfjorden, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-053. The geological layers are tilted 90 Deg vertical, Persfjorden, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-054. Part of the interior of the Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-055. Fog from the Barents Sea hide the midnight sun when the evening temperatures fall, Varangerfjorden, Norway.
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AI-056. Huge wetlands is characterstic for the Finnmark region in northern Norway.
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AI-057. We find the north western edge of the Eurasian taiga in Pasvik National Park, Norway. Brown Bears, wolves and wolverines roames this land.
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AI-058. We find the north western edge of the Eurasian taiga in Pasvik National Park, Norway. Brown Bears, wolves and wolverines roames this land.
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AI-059. We find the north western edge of the Eurasian taiga in Pasvik National Park, Norway. Brown Bears, wolves and wolverines roames this land.
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AI-060. The Pasvik River devides Russia and Norway. We are on the norwegian side and relative close to the Barents Sea.
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AI-061. Part from Finnish Lapland.
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AI-062. Part from Finnish Lapland.
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AI-063. Ny Aalesund at 79Deg.N on Svalbard is the northernmost community in the world. We see the ESRO radar domes in the foreground.
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AI-064. The most isolated village in Greenland is Scoresbysund, placed on the east coast .
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AI-065. View over Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada. We see Barrow Strait in the background.
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AI-066. Part from Qaanaaq (the "new Thule"), Greenland.
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AI-067. The US Air Force base at Pituffik is placed close to the Polar Eskimos holy mountain Uumanaq ("old Thule") .
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AI-068. The US Air Force base at Pituffik was fully manned in the "Cold War" when it was a chain in the "Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radar Site.
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AI-069. The mining settlement of Barentsburg, Svalbard, with its typical massive concrete buildings.
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AI-070. Longyearbyen, the "capitol" of Svalbard, was founded due to the coal mining.
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AI-071. The norwegian arctic station on Jan Mayen, north Atlantic Ocean.
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AI-072. Eureka Weather Station at Slidrefjorden, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-073. Eureka Weather Station at Slidrefjorden, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Axel Heiberg Island in the background.
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AI-074. The Eureka Weather Station was first set up in 1947 with this building, Slidrefjorden, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-075. The norwegian station at Herwighavn, Bear Island, Svalbard. A walrus hunters grave from the 15th century in the foregound.
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AI-076. From the danish sledgepatrol "Sirius" headquarter in Daneborg, NE.Greenland.
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AI-077. The worlds northernmost train is to be found in Ny Aalesund, Svalbard.
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AI-078. From Longyearbyen, Svalbard, with the abandoned "Mine 2" in the foreground.
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AI-079. Part of the fishermen village of Skallelv, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-080. Part of the partly abandoned fishermen village of Salttjern, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-081. The Russian mining town of Nikel is one of the worlds most polluting places. Huge areas east and south east of the town are dead & sterile.
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AI-082. Aerial view over Constable Point air strip at Hurry Fiord, East Greenland. This is the main gate to the National Park.
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AI-083. Zackenberg Research Station in N.E. Greenland.
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AI-084. Winter ice in Brepollen, Hornsund, Svalbard.
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AI-085. Icebergs in Inglefield Bredning, Thule, Greenland.
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AI-086. Icebergs in Inglefield Bredning, Thule, Greenland.
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AI-087. Icebergs in the mouth of Inglefield Bredning, Thule, Greenland.
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AI-088. Iceberg sculpture formed by wind & water, Claveringfjorden, NE.Greenland.
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AI-089. Iceberg at the shore of Inglefield Bredning, Thule, Greenland.
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AI-090. Iceberg with water line,- showing that it have tilted some degrees. From Kaiser Franz Josephs Fjord, NE.Greenland.
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AI-091. Ice floes in Forlandsundet, Svalbard.
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AI-092. Great Slave Lake, Canada, in late evening light.
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AI-093. The ice on Great Slave Lake, Canada, can be up to 2m thick during the winter time.
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AI-094. Re-freezing of sea ice in Forlandsundet, Svalbard.
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AI-095. Part of Forlandsundet, Svalbard.
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AI-096. Ice floes in evening light, west of Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
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AI-097. High arctic winter landscape, Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-098. Drifting ice west of Hornsund, Svalbard.
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AI-099. The sun have returned back again after a long and dark winter, Sassenfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-100. Kayaking the Foster Bay, NE.Greenland.
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AI-101. "White out" on east Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
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AI-102. Evening at Storfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-103. Winter night at Storfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-104. Moonshine in the arctic winter night, Storfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-105. Sea ice with sastrugi on the Barents Sea.
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AI-106. Polynia in Storfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-107. A storm removed all snow and blew sand out on the sea ice of Storfjorden, Svalbard. We also see pressure ridges on the sea ice.
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AI-108. "Water sky" at Forlandsundet, Svalbard
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AI-109. Frost crystals in Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-110. Melting water-fall on glacier, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. This glacier/ice shelf is with its 200km arctics biggest sea calving glacier.
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AI-111 Thick unbroken sea ice can be present year around in Norwegian Bay, south of Axel Heiberg Island, Canada. Graham Bell Island below-July month
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AI-112. Thick unbroken sea ice can be present year around in Norwegian Bay, southern tip of Axel Heiberg Island, Canada. Here in July month.
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AI-113. Skaarnesfjorden at Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-114. Slidre fjord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-115. Part from Slidre fjord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. Sometimes the fjords here at 80 Deg N does not break up during summer time.
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AI-116. Ice floe in Claveringfjorden, NE.Greenland.
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AI-117. Frost Rose in old mountain cabin window, Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-118. Frost Rose in old mountain cabin window, Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-119. Strong winds have ice-capsuled grass on shore of a lake, Orre, Norway.
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AI-120. Strong winds have ice-capsuled grass on shore of a lake, Orre, Norway.
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AI-121. Strong winds have ice-capsuled grass on shore of a lake, Orre, Norway.
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AI-122. Strong winds have ice-capsuled grass on shore of a lake, Orre, Norway.
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AI-123. Autumns first snow, Suldal, Norway.
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AI-124. Autumns first snow, Suldal, Norway.
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AI-125. Ice cover on Mackaye Lake in July, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-126. Ice covered Mackaye Lake in July, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-127. Part of the west coast of Bjornoya (Bear Island), Svalbard.
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AI-128. Sorhavna (South Harbour) on Bjornoya (Bear Island), Svalbard.
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AI-129. The interior of Bear Island is a true arctic desert. We see polygon structures, caused by permafrost, in the foreground.
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AI-130. Landnordingsvika on Bear Island consists of mid-Carboniferous formations. The red sediments repr. arid flood plain & alluvial fan setttings.
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AI-131. A valley glacier with transported morain material, Trygghavna, Svalbard.
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AI-132. Pingo near Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-133. Pingo on Nathorst Land, Svalbard.
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AI-134. Raised beaches at Mackenzie Bay, NE.Greenland.
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AI-135. Ground structures caused by permafrost. The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-136. Esker in The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-137. Esker in The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-138. Esker in The Baren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-139. Fluvial fan at Moskusoksefjorden, NE.Greenland.
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AI-140a. Linked to next photo (AI-140b) -Fossil finding in the morain of Longyearbreen, Svalbard.
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AI-140b. Linked to previous photo (AI-140a) -Tertiary plant fossil from the morain of Longyearbreen, Svalbard.
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AI-141a. Linked to next photos (AI-141b & c) -Parts of fossilized wood is forced up of the ground due to permafrost. Hold With Hope, NE.Greenland.
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AI-141b. Linked to photos (AI-141a & c) -Close up photo of Tertiary fossilized wood found at Hold With Hope, NE.Greenland.
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AI-141c. Linked to previous photos (AI-141a & b) -Close up photo of Tertiary fossilized wood found at Hold With Hope, NE.Greenland.
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AI-142. Marine sediments from the Carboniferous/Permian period at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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AI-143a. Linked to next photo (AI-143b) -Marine sediments from the Carboniferous/Permian period at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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AI-143b. Linked to previous photo (AI-143a) -Fossilized Corals found in the marine sed. from the Carb./Permian period at Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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AI-144. Aerial photo shows the geological structures in Lagfjellet, NE.Greenland.
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AI-145. Kame Mounds in Suldal, Norway.
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AI-146. "Pearl in rock". Erosion in the lava of Jan Mayen, North Atlantic Ocean, is caused by fluvial grinding of this circular stone.
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AI-147. Pingo on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-148. Rock fossils (Quaternary) on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-149. Coal in Rock. From Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
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AI-150. Sedimentary layers in rock from Sorhavna, Bear Island, Svalbard.
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AI-151. Sedimentary layers in rock from Russoya, Murchisonfjorden, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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AI-152. Icy ground at Foster Bay, NE.Greenland.
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AI-153. Frost-erosion of rock. Agardhpynten, east Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
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AI-154a. Linked to next photo (AI-154b) -The glaciale marked Caledonian shield is visible in Badlanddalen, NE.Greenland.
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AI-154b. Linked to previous photo (AI-154a)- The Caledonian shield in Norway(here: Hastein) & Greenland was for 300 mill years ago connected together
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AI-155a. Linked to next photo (AI-155b) -Gold leading rocks is brown-red in color. Here from the Giant Mine (abandoned), Great Slave Lake, Canada.
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AI-155b. Linked to previous photo (AI-155a) -GOLD! It is true that much of "what glimmers" in the Yellowknife/Great Slave Lake area is gold.
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AI-156. Lava landscape on Jan Mayen, North Atlantic Ocean.
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AI-157. Basaltic rock columns near the old vulcano of Ravnefjellet, Hold With Hope, NE.Greenland.
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AI-158. Glacial Till on esker, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-159. Glacial Till on esker, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-160. Fissurized ground in midnight sun, near Wright River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-161. Esker on the tundra near Wright River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-162. Boulders transported by glacier, Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-163. Boulder transported by glacier, Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-164. Boulder transported by glacier, Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-165. Terrasses of glacial deposites at the shore of Persfjorden, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-166. Orographic clouds at the arctic circle, Helgeland, Norway.
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AI-167. Orographic clouds at the arctic circle, Helgeland, Norway.
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AI-168. Rainbow at the arctic circle, coastal Helgeland, Norway.
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AI-169. At 81Deg. N. on Ellesmere Island the red "Northwards" arrow is turned South-west against the Magnetic N. pole. True N. is straight up the map
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AI-170. NE Greenland is known to be the most difficult arctic area to access. Even today (2007) there are white "Unexplored" areas on the latest maps
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AI-171. Winter Fog at Kapp Dufferin, Storfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-172. Fog over Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-173. Red Algae on snow covered glacier, Trygghavna, Svalbard.
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AI-174. Alpine Valley glacier at Alkhornet, Isfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-175. Meandering creek in morain deposits, Sirdal, Norway.
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AI-176. Glory ring around Twin Otter plane shadow in clouds, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-177. Glory ring around Twin Otter plane shadow in clouds, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-178. Small lake dammed up by marsh/soil, Sirdal Norway.
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AI-179. English whalors grave from the 17th century at Danskoya, Svalbard.
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AI-180. English whalors grave from the 17th century at Danskoya, Svalbard.
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AI-181. 400 years old Walrus slaughter-place, Hvalrossbukta, Bear Island , Svalbard.
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AI-182. Prehistoric eskimo tentring on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-183. Parts of these buildings dates back to the Viking age, Sudndalen, Norway.
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AI-184. Parts of these buildings dates back to the Viking age, Sudndalen, Norway.
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AI-185. Parts of these buildings dates back to the Viking age, Sudndalen, Norway.
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AI-186. Parts of these buildings dates back to the Viking age, Sudndalen, Norway.
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AI-187. Parts of these buildings dates back to the Viking age, Sudndalen, Norway.
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AI-188. Detail photo of on of the buildings that dates back to the Viking age, Sudndalen, Norway.
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AI-189. This Stave Church dates back to the Norse period (1200 AD), Hol, Norway.
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AI-190. This Stave Church dates back to the Norse period (1200 AD), Hol, Norway.
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AI-192. Borgund Stave Church in Norway is the most original of the Stave Churches and dates back to 1181 AD.
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AI-193. Part of the main entrance of Borgund Stave Church in Norway. This church dates back to 1181 AD
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AI-194. The old settlement Laufas at Eyjafiordur near Akureyri, Iceland. The oldest parts of the wooden houses dates back to 1650 AD.
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AI-195. The Polar Eskimos harpoon is well placed on the kayak, prepared for the Narwhale hunt. Thule, Greenland.
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AI-196. Saami gamme (dwelling) near Borgefjell, Norway.
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AI-197. Old Saami gamme (dwelling) near Borgefjell, Norway.
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AI-198. Saami Laavo skeleton near Borgefjell, Norway.
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AI-199. Holy Saami sacrificion-stones on Saltfjellet, Norway.
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AI-200. Tourists (right) meet Saami people at Borgefjell, Norway
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AI-201. Tourists (left) meets Saami people in Borgefjell, Norway.
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AI-202. Saami shaman artifact in Borgefjell, Norway.
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AI-203. Home to "East-Saamis" ("Skoltesamer"), Neiden, Finnmark, Norway.
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AI-204. The coastal Saamis are also fishermen, Neidenfjorden, Finnmark, Norway.
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AI-205. "East-Saamis" ("Skoltesamer") are Russian orthodoks in belief. We see Norways only Russ. orth. chapel. Neiden, Finnmark, Norway.
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AI-206. Abandoned home of the "Coast Saamis", Varanger, Norway.
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AI-207. Traditional Saami footwear, Karasjok, Finnmark, Norway.
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AI-208. Traditional Saami fur coat, Karasjok, Finnmark, Norway.
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AI-209. Traditional Saami reindeer harness, Karasjok, Finnmark, Norway.
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AI-210. Domestic reindeers summers in the coastal areas of northern Norway. Here from Persfjorden, Varanger Peninsula.
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AI-211. The domestic reindeers are popular tourist photo motivs, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.
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AI-212. Inukshuk at Mackaye Lake, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-213. Part of the aboriginal village Ndilo at Great Slave Lake, NWT, Canada.
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AI-214. Strategic resting place on a cape near the aboriginal village Dettah at Great Slave Lake, NWT, Canada.
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AI-215. Dogsledging on the Sea Ice of Storfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-216. Dogsledging at the sea ice of Storfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-217. Pick-up on a frozen lake at midnight by Twin Otter , The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-218. Refueling the Twin Otter during pick-up on a frozen lake at midnight, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-219. Refueling the Twin Otter during pick-up on a frozen lake at midnight, The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-220. The abandoned gold Mine "giant Mine" near Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.
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AI-221. M/S Polstjerna is the last wooden Sealer in the atlantic arctic, Tromso harbour, Norway.
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AI-222. NE.Greenland was annected by the norwegians in 1931. 60 years later the norwegians rise the norwegian flag over Myggbukta a second time.
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AI-223. The old norwegian trapper Magne Raum teach a Sirius-man in Daneborg, NE.Greenland how the wooden trigger of an old Arctic Fox trap function.
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AI-224. M/S Laksholm is a traditional norwegian wooden vessel buildt in 1926. From Bellsund, Svalbard.
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AI-225. M/S Laksholm is a traditional norwegian wooden vessel buildt in 1926. From Trygghavna, Isfjorden, Svalbard.
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AI-226. Arrival with airplane to Constable Point air strip at Hurry Fiord, East Greenland.
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AI-227. The Twin Otter is the "Work horse" air craft of the arctic. Here from a tundra take off in Hudson Land, N.E. Greenland.
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AI-228. Aircrafts from "Canadian North". Edmonton airport, Canada.
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AI-229. Yellowknife is the gate to the Canadaian arctic. In winter time the runway is on the ice of Great Slave Lake.
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AI-230. Fueling up a Twin Otter on the winter ice at the shore of Great Slave Lake, Yellowknife Bay, Canada.
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AI-231. Stephen Jeffery, the pilot of is small float plane on his way to the beach of this lake in The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-232. Float Plane departure after a people drop-off at the beach of a lake in The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-233. The pilot, Stephen Jeffery, is refueling the float plane at the shore of Hood River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-234. Float Plane pickup of people on Hood River, Nunavut, Canada
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AI-235. Float Plane departure from Hood River after people drop-off. Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-236. Take off after people drop-off at the lake in The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-237. Some Dakota airplanes are still in use. Here at Yellowknife Airport, NWT, Canada.
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AI-238. Some Dakota airplanes are still in use. Here at Yellowknife Airport, NWT, Canada.
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AI-239. Trophy Hunters on their way in a Twin Otter to The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-240. Wildlife photographer Per Michelsen near Hood River, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-241. The car number plates in NWT, Canada, are in shape of a Polar Bear.
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AI-242. River Boats frozen in to the winter ice of Great Slave Lake near Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.
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AI-243. From Yellowknife Bay, NWT, Canada.
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AI-244. The worlds longest winter road goes from Yellowknife to the Gold & Diamond Mines far out on the tundra of The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-245. Geological camp for Gold & Diamond prospecting on the tundra on The Barren Lands, NWT, Canada.
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AI-246. Part from Yellowknifes "Old Town", Canada. -With Snow Shoes and a Gold Washing Pan.
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AI-247. Near all transport in the high arctic are done using the Reliable Twin Otter. Here from Eureka Weather Station airstrip on Ellesmere Island.
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AI-248. Norwegian border soldiers study russian activity on their territory across the Grense Jakobselv River, close to the shore of the Barents Sea.
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AI-249. The border between Norway (left) and Russia (right) at the shore of the Barents sea. The border goeas exactly in the middle of the beach.
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AI-250. A couple of hundred meters from the shore of the Barents sea we scout over the border to Russia. The norwegian border poles are yellow.
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AI-251. At the taiga in northern Norway we clearly see the russian border guard towers. Part of the town Nikel in the background.
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AI-252. A norwegian border guard tower in the borders between Russia, Finland and Norway.
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AI-253. A norwegian boat at the border between Russia and Norway in the Pasvik River. We see eastwards.
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AI-254. Old norwegian settlement in the north western part of the Eurasian taiga, Pasvik, Norway.
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AI-255. Sparsed settlement at the coast of Varanger Peninsula in arctic Norway.
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AI-256. Due to milder winter temperatures (above 40 Deg. C) great parts of the birch vegetation is eaten up by larves, Finnmark, Norway.
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AI-257. UL: Copper ulu (Holman Victoria Isl.1950). Dl: Slate (St. Lawrence Isl. 16th cent.). UR: Steel Cumberland Snd, Baffin-1950. DR: Gjoa Haven
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AI-258. Ulus: UL: Steel Scoresbysund, Gr.land-1991. DL: Slate Scoresbysund Gr.land-12century. UR: Steel Thule-1994. DR: West Gr.land-1930.
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AI-259. Ulu made of copper & ivory, from Holman, Victoria Island, NWT, Canada. Dating to 1950`s.
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AI-260. Ulu made of copper & ivory, from Holman, Victoria Island, NWT, Canada. Dating to 1950`s.
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AI-261. Ulu made of iron, from western Greenland. Dating to 1930`s.
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AI-262. Ulu made of slate & driftwood, from Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Bering Strait, Alaska. Yupik eskimos. Dating to 1600 th century.
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AI-263. Adze (upper) and scraper (down) of bone & stone tips. From Chiniak, Kodiak Island, Alaska. Dating to 1925.
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AI-264. Knife (top) of bone handle & slate blade. From Kotzebue, Alaska, date: 14th century. Knife of horn handle & obsidian blade. VIct. Isl. 1950`s
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AI-265. Flint knife (left) and flint scraper (right) found inside an eskimo tentring at Hold With Hope NE.Greenland. Dating to app. 11th century.
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AI-266. Top: Bowhead Whale Harpoon head of bone&copper(Inuipiak) from Point Hope, Alaska, date 19th cent. Btm: Walrus& Narwhal harpoon, Thule Gr. land
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AI-267. 4 Harpoon heads. UL: Thule of brass (1990`s). Other 3 from St. Lawrence Isl. Beringstr., of Walrus tusk. DL: date 500century. UL+DL: 900cent.
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AI-268. Contemporary complete harpoon for Walrus hunt (aluminium & steel blade), from Thule, Greenland. Dating to 1994.
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AI-269. Contemporary complete harpoon for Narwhale hunt (aluminium & steel blade), from Thule, Greenland. Dating to 1994.
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AI-270. Oil Lamp (blubber) from the Padlermiut eskimos west of Hudson Bay, The Barren Lands, Canada. Dating to 12th century BC.
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AI-271. Eskimo Fire Starter (female part) from Nome, Alaska. Made of Walrus tusk. Dating to year 1900 AD.
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AI-272. Eskimo Bow Drill from Kotzebue, Alaska. Bow made of a rib bone. Drill in the middle and mouth piece to the right. Dating to year 1910 AD.
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AI-273. Eskimo Snow Goggles from Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-274. ESkimo Tupilaks. Left: of Walrus tusk from Thule Greenland (1990`s). Right: Of bone from Resolute Bay (1990`s).
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AI-275. Viking Fibulas of bronze, both from Gotland, Sweden. Left: Dating to 950 AC. Right: Dating to early 1100th century.
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AI-276. Viking Fibula of bronze from Gotland, Sweden. Dating to 950 AD.
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AI-277. Viking Spindle Whorls of clay from Horsens, Jutland, Denmark. Dating to year 950 AD.
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AI-278. Viking Jewelry (brosh) of bronze with double horse head motivs. From the Ladoga Sea , west Russia. Left: Dating to early year 1000 AD.
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AI-279. Viking Armring of bronze, from Gotland, Sweden. Dating to late 1000th century.
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AI-280. Viking Twisted Armring of bronze, from Gotland, Sweden. Dating to year 950 AD.
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AI-281. Viking Armrings, both of bronze and from Gotland, Sweden. Left: Dating to late 1000th century. Right: Dating to 950 AD.
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AI-282. Viking Earring of bronze, from northern Macedonia, former Yugoslavia. Note the 3 motivs of Thors Hammer. Dating to late year 900 AD.
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AI-283. Stoneage (Neolithic period) Battle Axe from Malmo, Skaane, Sweden. Dating to "Danish Single Grave Culture", 2800-2400BC.
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AI-284. Stoneage (Neolithicum) Flint Axe, type "thin Butted Axe Type 3a). From Roskide, Denmark. Dating to "Megalith Tomb culture", 3900-3400 BC.
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AI-285. Stoneage (Neolithic period) Flint Dagger, type Fish Tail type 2. From Malmo, Skaane, Sweden. Dating to "Danish Dagger Culture" 2400-1800 BC.
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AI-286. Stoneage (Neolithic period) Flint Spear Head. From Kerteminde, Fyn, Denmark. Dating to "Danish Dagger culture", 2400-1800 BC.
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AI-287. Stoneage (Mesolithic period) Flake Axe from Vejle, Jutland, Denmark. Dating to "Danish Erteboelle Culture", 5400-3900BC.
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AI-288. Stoneage art.: Left: Mesolithic Flint Borer from Agernes, Denmark. Date Late Erteboelle culure. Spindle Whorl, Ringkobing Denm. Neolithic
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AI-289. Stoneage (Intermed. Mesolithic / Neolithic period) Flint Knife, type "Two edged flint knife". From Vejle, Jutland, Denmark. Dating to 4000BC
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AI-290.Stoneage (Intermed. Mesolith. / Neolithic period) Flint Knifes, type "Two edged flint knife". From Vejle, Jutland, Denmark. Dating to 4000BC.
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AI-291. The 30.000 years old Whooly Mammoth tusk (photo) found near Tanana, Yukon, Alaska is buildt exactly equal to the contemp. elephant.
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AI-292. The Cave Bear (photo) lived in the icy areas together with the W. Mammoth. This fore-foot is found in Tayna cave, Ural, Russia. 50000 y. old.
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AI-293. The Neanderthals hunted Mammoth,Cave Bear,Reindeer etc at the iceage in France. These scrapers are from L`Auvergne, France. 80000 years old.
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AI-294. Contemporary Polar Bear. From Storoya, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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AI-295. Contemporary Polar Bear. From Storoya, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard.
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AI-296. Contemporary Wolverine. From Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada.
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AI-297. Contemporary Walrus. We clearly see the normally hidden teeth in the under-jaw. From Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland.
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AI-298. Contemporary Narwhale tusk. Once these tusks was worth 10 times its own weight in gold. From Qaanaaq (Thule), Greenland.
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AI-299. Tusk of contemporary Narwhale. These spiral-twisted tusks can be up to 3m long (males only, females don`t have tusks). From Qeqertat, Thule.
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