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NOAA At The Ends of the Earth Collection
Catalog of Images

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Katrin Iken (left) and Bodil Bluhm move deep-sea mud from the trawl net to a bucket. The benthic scientists will sieve the mud to find creatures within it for additional research.
Arctic Ocean, Canada Basin 2005 July
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The US Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.
Arctic Ocean, Canada Basin 2005 July
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Scientists descending to the ice below from the manlift on the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY. Icebreaker HEALY.
Arctic Ocean, Canada Basin 2005 July
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Scientists descending to the ice below from the manlift on the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.
Arctic Ocean, Canada Basin 2005 July
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Moving Deep Sea Systems Max Rover on the deck of the U. S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.
Arctic Ocean, Canada Basin 2005 July
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The multinet, a device which captures small creatures in the water at different depths of the water column, is deployed off the back of the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker HEALY.
Arctic Ocean, Canada Basin 2005 July
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Deep Sea Systems Max Rover ROV returning from the deep Canada Basin.
Arctic Ocean, Canada Basin 2005 July
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Sea ice. On approach to Barter Island.
Alaska, Beaufort Sea 1949
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Base camp from bridge of beached LST.
Alaska, Barter Island 1949
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Harley Nygren with a group of Eskimos at Brownlow Point across from Flaxman Island.
Alaska, North Slope 1949
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A grounded ice berg.
Alaska, Beaufort Sea 1949
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Reconnaissance work at the beginning of the season. Note lack of gloves on Eskimo assistant.
Alaska, Beaufort Sea 1949
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Caterpillar train heading off to remote camps with wanigans and supplies in tow.
Alaska, North Slope 1950
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Caterpillar train towing wanigans and supplies to remote camp. Note wind- sculpted snow called sastrugi.
Alaska, North Slope 1949
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Base camp from the air. Low winter sun casting long shadows from tent city.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1949
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An observation stand and signal. Wild T-3 carrying case to left of weasel.
Alaska, Oliktok Point 1951
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Preparing to go to work observing angles at a survey marker.
Alaska, North Slope 1951
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Weasels were still used after snow started melting on the tundra. Tent used as wind break to reduce vibration of observing instrument.
Alaska, Colville Delta 1951
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A sik-sik, an Arctic ground squirrel.
Alaska, Siksikpuk 1951
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Near white out conditions at a triangulation station. Observer putting down some hot coffee.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1949
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An Eskimo with a sled dog.
Alaska, Oliktok Point 1951
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A weasel at the junction of land, sea, and ice.
Alaska, North Slope 1951
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The big Spring meltdown is on its way.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1949
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Rescuing a weasel that had broken through the ice.
Alaska, North Slope 1949
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Getting the survey boats ready for summer hydrography.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1949
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Somewhat disinterested husky with survey boats in the background.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1949
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Transocean Airlines aircraft helping supply the Arctic Field Party camps.
Alaska, Oliktok Point 1951
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Camp at Tigvariak Island.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1949
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Guns and roses or at least some kind of flower.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1950
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Home sweet wanigan.
Alaska, Cross Island 1949
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Shore camp with geodetic signal tower and Shoran electronic navigation station tower.
Alaska, Collinson Point 1950
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A nice day at the beach at a North Slope Shoran station.
Alaska, Long Island 1950
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Abandoned fur trapper's facilities at Beechey Point.
Alaska, Beechey Point 1950
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Abandoned fur trapper's facilities at Beechey Point.
Alaska, Beechey Point 1950
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Hanging out in the mess hall quonset hut after a day's work.
Alaska, Oliktok Point 1951
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Eskimo women and children at the Oliktok Point camp mess hall.
Alaska, Oliktok Point 1951
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The hydro fleet ready for work. Boats painted orange for safety as they would be highly visible in the ice pack.
Alaska, Cross Island 1950
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A hydrographic survey launch in Beaufort Sea ice on a raw foggy day.
Alaska, North Slope 1949
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Sunrise or sunset? Who knows when there is twenty-four hour daylight.
Alaska, Tigvariak Island 1949
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Early shelters built of driftwood on the Arctic coast.
Alaska, Cross Island 1949
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Looking forward on an Arctic Field Party survey launch at twilight.
Alaska, North Slope 1950
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Remains of an early trading post. Probably the source of the name "Barter Island."
Alaska, Barter Island 1950
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A view in the "Channeled Scablands" of eastern Washington.
Washington, Wenatchee October, 1948
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Building an observing stand in eastern Washington.
Washington, Wenatchee October, 1948
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Harley Nygren at an observing stand in eastern Washington.
Washington, Wenatchee October, 1948
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Camp at a triangulation station in eastern Washington.
Washington, Wenatchee October, 1948
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A winter sunset over the North Slope - note the parallel ridges in the snow. They always lay ENE-WSW in this area. The orientation of the ridges was used to navigate away from camp.
Alaska, Barter Island, North Slope Spring 1949
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A Navy landing ship used for supplies - frozen in to the Arctic Ocean in 1948
Alaska, Barter Island, North Slope Spring 1949
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Digging out a weasel - not a fun job when it's 40 degrees below zero
Alaska, Barter Island, North Slope Spring 1949
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The Barter Island Camp starts taking shape after a few days of digging
Alaska, Barter Island, North Slope Spring 1949

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