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Arctic and Antarctic Regions

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Database containing over 1.3 million references to journal articles and other research documents dealing with the Earth’s polar regions, some of them dating back to the 1800s. The main scientific database on the North and the Arctic produced by a private company (EBSCO). Features a controlled vocabulary in polar studies (available via the index) and offers content in natural sciences, engineering and technology, health, and humanities and social sciences.

Arctic Anthropology (University of Wisconsin Press)

Arctic Anthropology

This international journal publishes research on arctic cultures, contemporary problems and culture change among northern people. (University of Wisconsin Press, 1962 to the present.)

Arctic Center / Arctic region : Basic information about the Arctic (Arctic Centre. University of Lapland)

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General information on various aspects of the Arctic, including Indigenous peoples, climate change, international cooperation, flora and fauna, mapping, etc.

(Arctic Centre. University of Lapland. 2020. «Basic information about the Arctic». URL [https://www.arcticcentre.org/EN/arcticregion])

Arctic Environmental Strategy Northwest Territories Water Bibliography (ASTIS)

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Contains over 200 citations of research documents published between 1991 and 1997 under the Arctic Environmental Strategy in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915 : an encyclopedia

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Encyclopedia covering over 2,000 expeditions that took place in the Arctic over a period of nearly 2,000 years, as well as information on some of the key explorers of this territory.

Arctic Geobotanical Atlas (University of Alaska)

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Collection of maps illustrating the distribution of vegetation in the Arctic.

Arctic Health Publications Database

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Articles, reports, conference proceedings, and grey literature on the health of peoples of the North. Some publications are freely available.

Arctic labyrinth : The quest for the Northwest Passage

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Documentary work describing the many attempts of maritime expeditions to discover a passage leading from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. (Glyndwr Williams, Toronto, Viking Canada, 2009, 440 p.)

Arctic Portal Library

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Collection of a thousand documents (books, articles, images, legal documents, etc.) published by the Arctic Council or the University of the Arctic, or as part of International Polar Year 2007-2008. A significant part of the collection is freely accessible.

Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas

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A collection of maps on the solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal resources of the Arctic prepared by the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group.

Arctic Research Mapping Application

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A Web application that allows users to view the locations of Arctic research projects funded by the United States.

Arctic Science (NRC Research Press)

Arctic Science

This interdisciplinary journal publishes original research from all areas of natural science and applied science and engineering related to northern polar regions. (NRC Research Press and Canadian Science Publishing, 2015 to the present.)

Arctic Tools (Gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis)

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Page with links to resources, including interactive mapping applications and datasets, to help understand, analyze, and assess the vulnerabilities and resilience of Arctic systems to climate variability and climate change.

Arctic Variety (Arctic Centre. University of Lapland)

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This book explores daily life in the Arctic in various professions and regions of Finland, such as tourism, design, economy, navigation, education, healthcare, research and diplomacy. (Marjo Laukkanen & Markku Heikkilä, Rovaniemi (Finland), Arctic Centre. University of Lapland, 100 p.)

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research)

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

This international journal publishes interdisciplinary research on cold region environments, including ecology, climatology, glaciology, and biogeochemistry. (Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research: An Interdisciplinary Journal,1999 to the present.)

Arctic: journal of the Arctic Institute of North America (Arctic Institute of North America)

Arctic: journal of the Arctic Institute of North America

Arctic is Canada's premier research journal, publishing the results of scientific inquiry from all areas of circumpolar scholarship. Its subject matter is multidisciplinary and each issue includes book reviews. (Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, 1948 to the present.)

Arctica : The vanishing North

BAnQ (Print Book)

Illustrated book showing the alarming degradation of the Arctic through a series of spectacular pictures, taken by photographer, journalist and activist Sebastian Copeland. (Sebastian Copeland, Kempen (Allemagne), teNeues, 2015, 302 p.)

Arctica, oeuvres 1 : Écosystème arctique en haute latitude

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This first volume of Arctica is devoted to Jean Malaurie's work on Arctic ecosystems at high latitudes: findings from expeditions, observations, notes and reflections published since the end of the 1940s, with some unpublished material. (Jean Malaurie, Paris, CNRS, 2016.)

Arctica, oeuvres 2 : Tchoukotka 1990 : de Lénine à la Pérestroïka

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In 1990, a scientific expedition under the direction of Jean Malaurie sought to examine the consequences of policies aimed at the autonomy of peoples in Siberia from Lenin to Gorbachev. These 59 articles analyze the social, economic, health-related and cultural conditions of the eastern district of Chukotka, with a particular focus on shamanism. (Jean Malaurie, Paris, CNRS, 2019, 766 p.)

Arctica, oeuvres 3 : Nunavut, Nunavik : Arctique central canadien et nord-québécois

BAnQ (eBook)

In 1968, Jean Malaurie conducted a field survey in Quebec with four specialists to study the living conditions of the Inuit, in anticipation of the creation of the Nunavik territory. The analyses and recommendations of his pro-Native report are collected, as well as articles published since the 1960s devoted to the defence of Canada's Arctic minorities. (Jean Malaurie, Paris, CNRS, 2020, 406 p.)