Journal article
Human geographies of sea ice: freeze/thaw processes around Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada
Abstract
ABSTRACT Sea ice has been, and continues to be, an integral component of life in the Inuit community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Located in a fiord of the same name off the northeastern end of Cumberland Sound, extensive ice formation occurs within the fiord and the sound. This creates an important travel and hunting platform, and enables access to the coastlines of Cumberland Sound, hunting and fishing grounds, and nearby communities. With the …
Authors
Laidler GJ; Dialla A; Joamie E
Journal
Polar Record, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 335–361
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
October 2008
DOI
10.1017/s003224740800750x
ISSN
0032-2474