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245 viewsDogs guard the houses in Qaanaaq
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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245 viewsGetting ready for a long journey by dogsled, Shari Gearheard and Yvon Csonka don polar bear pants.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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238 viewsToku tests the ice.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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236 viewsView from the helicopter near the coast by Jakobshavn glacier, where the ice becomes very choppy.
Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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230 viewsA view out my window in the C-130 along the Western coast of Greenland.
Photo by John Maurer, CIRES/NSIDC, University of Colorado.
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228 viewsThe ice-covered Inglefield Fjord lies in the background behind the town of Qaanaaq.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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226 viewsThree stone inukshuks on the hillside behind Qaanaaq are often used as trail markers or to herd caribou for hunting purposes.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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225 viewsA jumble of ice was caused by large rocks and the tide in shallow water below.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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219 viewsThe flag of Pilersuisoq marks the general store in Qaanaaq.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney.
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219 viewsOpen water is visible at the mouth of Inglefield Fjord.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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217 viewsThe sun sets over the northernmost football field, set up on the sea ice.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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217 viewsA gibbous moon glows over the ice.
Image courtesy Andy Mahoney
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