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gbaikie — (archived)

I understand that the calving of ice shelves is very interesting to some people.

BUT what part of "Large portions of Ellesmere Island are covered with glaciers and ice" and "alligators", don't you understand?

I enjoyed this part [linked from it- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grise_Fiord%2C_Nunavut :

"Located at the southern tip of Ellesmere Island, Grise Fiord is one of three permanent settlements on the island. Grise Fiord lies 720 miles north of the Arctic Circle."
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"The settlement was created by the Canadian government in the year 1953 to assert sovereignty in the area. Inuit families from northern Quebec were relocated and promised homes and game to hunt, but the relocated people discovered no buildings and very little familiar wildlife. They also had to endure weeks of daytime darkness in the winter and sunlight in the nights during summers, unlike northern Quebec."
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"Grise Fiord was named by Otto Sverdrup from Norway. The name means "pig inlet" in Norwegian. Grise Fiord's Inuit name is "Aujuittuq" which means "place that never thaws." "

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