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156 viewsIn Nepal in February 2012, Nunavummiut from Clyde River pose with the Nunavut flag and their local hosts and new friends (from left, Liemikie Palluq, Shari Gearheard, Dhawa Lama, David Iqaqrialu, Jiikemay Thenlay Lama and Mike Jaypoody). Credit: Henry HuntingtonMar 20, 2012
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159 viewsPrayer flags flutter in the wind just outside the village of Burje, the home base of Gearheard and colleagues during their stay in Tsum Valley, Nepal. Credit: Shari GearheardMar 20, 2012
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207 views"Little Dhawa", the charming 5-year old son of the family that hosted Gearheard and her group in the Tsum Valley, Nepal, made friends with everyone. Credit: Shari GearheardMar 20, 2012
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166 viewsInuit hunter Liemikie Palluq (left) and Shari Gearheard dressed in the traditional clothing of their Tsumba hosts, during an exchange to Nepal in 2012. Sharing culture, traditions, and ways of life were an important part of the exchange. Credit: Henry HuntingtonMar 20, 2012
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252 viewsThis view looks up the Upper Tsum Valley from the river bed at Burje, in the Tsum Valley, Nepal. Credit: Shari GearheardMar 20, 2012
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197 viewsElders Lhakpa Chinzum and Pasang Dorie (left and right center) of Phurpe village in Tsum Valley meet with Shari Gearheard (far left) and other visitors from Nunavut to talk about their life and changes in Tsum. Dhawa Lama, the group's new friend and guide, originally from Tsum himself, helps with translation. Credit: Henry HuntingtonMar 20, 2012
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Launching a Probe133 viewsCrewman “Ted” Groustra loads an Expendable Conductivity, Temperature, Density (XCTD) probe for launch during SCICEX 99. These instruments were designed to measure physical and chemical water properties (such as temperature and salinity) under the arctic ice canopy. Photo courtesy of ASL.Nov 29, 2011
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Science on the Sub147 viewsOceanographer Steve Okkonen (UAF) collecting through-hull water samples in the forward part of the torpedo room during SCICEX 99. Okkonen stands on a grate that drains spilled water to the submarine's bilges. The blue curtains to Okkonen's right cover bunks belonging to two USS Hawkbill sailors. In addition to serving as the science center, the torpedo room provided bunk space for ~ 30 sailors. Photo courtesy of Mark Rognstad.Nov 29, 2011
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Warming Tent129 viewsWarming tent set up adjacent to the USS Hawkbill during SCICEX 99. Although no surface sampling was performed during SCICEX 99, a film crew from the National Geographic Society, in collaboration with Dr. Tom Lehman (LDEO), lowered cameras through a hole in the ice next to the submarine to photograph its descent. Photo courtesy of ASL.Nov 29, 2011
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Sail of the USS Hawkbill117 viewsThe USS Hawkbill surfaces at the North Pole during SCICEX 99. Photo courtesy of ASL.Nov 29, 2011
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Clearing the Hatch102 viewsMembers of Ice Camp Lyon chip away the sea ice to access the hatch of the USS Hawkbill after it surfaces during SCICEX 99. Photo courtesy of ASL.Nov 29, 2011
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Science Tent80 viewsScientists and crew members setup a red tent on the bow of the USS Hawkbill used for holding science experiments while surfaced during SCICEX 98. Photo courtesy of ASL.Nov 29, 2011
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