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80th Anniversary: Arctic retrospective

Photo: Paul Nicklen/National Geographic Image Collection

A pair of walruses (RIGHT) rests on an ice floe in Foxe Basin, Nunavut, in this Paul Nicklen photograph published in the March/April 2002 issue of Canadian Geographic. In celebration of its 80th anniversary, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature, is launching a travelling photography exhibit on the Canadian Arctic. It’s a retrospective of some of the best photography of the landscapes, wildlife and people of the North to have been featured in the magazine over the past eight decades. The exhibit opens June 4 at Canada House in London, England, and runs until Nov. 13. It will travel to other locations until 2011.

The Summits of Canada – an expedition to climb the highest peaks in all provinces and territories. “Welcome to an historic expedition to tell Canadians and the world about Canada. The legacy of this quest is not the footprints we will leave on the mountains, but the impact on people’s lives. Together we can make a difference, one step at a time.”

— James Coleridge, Expedition Leader,
Summits of Canada

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