Journal article
Human geographies of sea ice: freeze/thaw processes around Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Sea ice has been, and continues to be, an integral component of life in the Inuit community of Igloolik, Nunavut. Located on an island of the same name off the northeastern coast of Melville Peninsula, extensive ice formation occurs in Fury and Hecla Strait. This creates an important travel and hunting platform, and enables access to Baffin Island, the mainland, moving ice, hunting and fishing grounds, and nearby …
Authors
Laidler GJ; Ikummaq T
Journal
Polar Record, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 127–153
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
4 2008
DOI
10.1017/s0032247407007152
ISSN
0032-2474