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The High Arctic

34 images Created 5 Sep 2018

Greenland and Nunavut, Canada — images from Adventure Canada's High Arctic Safari by photographer and writer Amanda Castleman. Please enquire about usage fees.
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  • An Adventure Canada zodiac in the harbor of Uummannaq, Greenland. Copyright amandacastleman.com.
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  • A massive iceberg in the Davis Strait between Greenland and Nunavut, Canda
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  • Polar bears in Nunavut's Navy Board Inlet at 73°N, high above the Arctic Circle!
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  • Niap, aka Nancy Saunders, the Inuk artist-in-residence aboard Adventure Canada's 2018 High Arctic Safari.
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  • The western coast of Greenland. Copyright amandacastleman.com
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  • The Inuit Games feature the "mouth pull," a test of strength and endurance. Pond Inlet, Nunavut, copyright amandacastleman.com.
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  • One of the fastest and most active glaciers in the world, Sermeq Kujalleq, kisses the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Image copyright amandacastleman.com
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  • The Greenlandic Inuit lived in sod homes, until Scandinavian colonizers began shipping timber kits north in the 18th century. The bright colors originally telegraphed the buildings' functions: red stores, yellow hospitals, black police stations and blue fish factories.
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  • A hiker on the tundra in western Greenland
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  • Sculptural iceberg in Davis Strait between Greenland and Canada
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  • Actor and Adventure Canada Culturalist Johnny Issaluk watching polar bears in Nunavut's Nigiganiq ("the place where the fog gathers").
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  • Icebergs in the harbor of Uummannaq, Greenland
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  • Icebergs in the harbor of Uummannaq, Greenland
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  • The Greenlandic Inuit lived in sod homes, until Scandinavian colonizers began shipping timber kits north in the 18th century. The bright colors originally telegraphed the buildings' functions: red stores, yellow hospitals, black police stations and blue fish factories.
    Greenland-Uummannaq-Iceberg-pup-Cast...jpg
  • Legends claim this heart-shaped mountain captures a bit of every visitor's heart, always calling them back.
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  • An iceberg echoes the iconic heart-shaped mountain of Uummannaq, Greenland
    Greenland-Uummannaq-Rock-Castleman.jpg
  • One of the fastest and most active glaciers in the world, Sermeq Kujalleq, kisses the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greenland-Ilulissat-icefjord-Castlem...jpg
  • A sled dog in Uummannaq, Greenland
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  • The Ocean Endeavour on Adventure Canada's Arctic Safari route in Uummannaq, Greenland
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  • Qarmaq, a traditional sod house, at the Uummannaq Museum in Greenland
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  • Built in 1775, Bethel Church is the oldest standing church in Greenland, Sisimiut, Greenland
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  • Sisimut, Greenland, has been inhabited since 2,500 BCE: today it's the country's second-largest city with around 5,500 people.
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  • The Greenlandic Inuit lived in sod homes, until Scandinavian colonizers began shipping timber kits north in the 18th century. The bright colors originally telegraphed the buildings' functions: red stores, yellow hospitals, black police stations and blue fish factories.
    Greenland-Uummannaq-hill-Castleman.jpg
  • A dramatic blue iceberg in Pond Inlet, Canada
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  • Dancer in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
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  • A replica qarmaq, a traditional sod house, in Pond Inlet, Nunavut
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  • Pond Inlet guides in Nunavut, Canada, wearing amautis (traditional women's parkas). Children under the age of two would nestle in the voluminous hoods.
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  • Niap, aka Nancy Saunders, the Inuk artist-in-residence aboard Adventure Canada's 2018 High Arctic Safari.
    Nunavut-Navy-Board-Inlet-Nancy-Saund...jpg
  • "Stitches and Tattoos," a work by Inuk artist Niap, artificial sinew on paper
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  • A 1am sunset and large berg in Davis Strait between Greenland and Nunavut
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  • Bilingual English-Inuktitut stop sign in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
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  • Duckings and Arctic Cotton in Sisimiut, Greenland
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