Arctic
Arctic Links
- Arktika Expedition The great expedition in solo bay kayak, on skis and by sled : a three year polar adventure for Gilles Elkaim crossing Russian Arctic from the North Cape to the Bering Strait.
- Sir John Franklin Extensive resources on Franklin, his ill-fated last expedition, and the cultural history of exploration.
- Greenland Iceberg Paradise Information about Greenland and Icebergs. Includes a lot of pictures and diagrams.
- Arctic Odysseys Expeditions to North Pole, Arctic Canada, Baffin, Ellesmere, Greenland, Russian Far East, Siberia, and China.
- Arctic Circle Information and research about the Arctic regions, including natural resources, history and culture, social equity and environmental justice. Site includes a virtual museum, virtual classroom, maps, and an Arctic forum.
- Arctic Council An intergovernmental forum for Arctic governments and peoples. Includes information on the Council, member states, working groups, events, documents and reports, official papers, glossary, and links to Arctic data and information.
- The Northern Forum To bring together regional leaders from throughout the North to address common economic, environmental and political issues.
- Canadian Arctic Resources Committee A citizens' group devoted to protecting northern Canada. Includes a searchable archive of CARC briefs, papers, and the Committee's online journal Northern Perspective.
- ArcticCircle.ca - Arctic Reflections Photos and news from various locations in the Canadian Arctic.
- Isummerit Links to general information, images, whaling, and aboriginal peoples of Greenland and the Arctic.
- Research Room of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center History, oral traditions, archaeological research, and vignettes of life and society of the peoples of the Canadian Arctic. Includes searchable database of photos, sounds, place names, and documents.
- Arctic/Northern Culture Information and links on the circumpolar North. Topics include climate, wildlife, native peoples, communities, economy, environment, health and welfare, literature, maps, mining, newspapers, periodicals, timelines, imagery, and tourism. From About.com.
- International Arctic Research Center Fostering international collaboration in global climate change research in the Arctic.
- Arctic Information and Data A guide to information resources on the Arctic such as bibliographies, journals and newsletters, CDROM catalogs and indexes, online retrieval services, bibliographic utilities, and Internet sites.
- North Pole Information Brief overview of the northern regions, including the historic and current culture of the peoples, events in the region, and local fauna and flora. Includes information on tourism and cruises in the area.
- Arctic Explorer A study of the Arctic Ocean. Participants include three Canadian Coast Guard ships, 50 universities, and 100 investigators from five nations.
- North - an Intuitive Arctic Exploration Collection of a variety of Arctic topics.
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Library A online library on the Arctic region with a virtual reference desk. Includes information on finding journals, books, websites, statistics, databases, and research reports related to cold regions research.
- Center for Northern Studies A college offering multidisciplinary programs focusing on the environment, peoples, and history of the circumpolar regions. Includes information on faculty, courses, programs, field trips, graduate research, tuition, and admission.
- The Northern Lights Route The dispersion of European culture from the Norwegian coast to the Barents Sea and the Baltic.
- Gates of the Arctic - History Short history of the origins of Arctic's the major anthropological groups such as the Inuit, Aleuts, Athabascans, and Northwest Coast Indians.
- 1990 PolarLys Expedition Photos and information from the 1990 Polarlys expedition to the Arctic. French and English
- Arctic Exploration Online Information on a scientific mission of the US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star, its crew, its discoveries, Arctic peoples, and the northern environment. Includes an image, sound, and video archive.
- Polar Science Center A unit of the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington that studies of oceanography, meteorology, and ice conditions in the Arctic.
- Arctic Theme Page Resources and lesson plans related to the study of the Arctic. Themes include the flora, fauna, biomes, peoples, history, and exploration of the region.
- Arctic Blue Books Searchable version of Andrew Taylor's unique index to the British Parliamentary Papers relating to Canadian Arctic exploration between 1818-1878.
- Polar Adventures Guided tours and expeditions to the North Pole with Chris Fox and Dave Mill.
- Prehistory of Alaska History of the people, wildlife, and land of the Tundra, Arctic, coastal, and interior regions of Alaska from the American National Park Service. Includes a bibliography of print resources on the topic.
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