Qanaaq Village

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Saufak Kiviok, an elderly Inuit woman, inside her home in the community of Qaanaaq. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland

Saufak Kiviok, an elderly Inuit woman, outside her home in the community of Qaanaaq. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland

Magssanguak Imina, an Inuit man, collecting glacial ice, with a front loader, that will be used for the community's water supply in Qaanaaq. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland

Houses in the Inuit community of Qaanaaq. Behind them is Inglefield Bay, with its water full of icebergs and bergy bits. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland.

Aerial view of the abandoned Inuit village of Qeqertarssuaq on Herbert Island near Qaanaaq. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland

Aerial view of the Inuit community of Qaanaaq in the Avanersuaq region of Northwest Greenland

A very large iceberg floats in Inglefield Bay behind an Inuit hunter's home in Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Large icebergs float in Inglefield Bay behind an Inuit hunter's home at Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

large icebergs float in Inglefield Bay behind an Inuit hunter's kayak rack at Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

The Inuit community of Qaanaaq on the shore of Inglefield Bay, Northwest Greenland. 2008

A very large iceberg floats in Inglefield Bay behind an Inuit hunter's home in Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Brightly coloured Inuit homes in the community of Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. 2008

Brightly coloured Inuit homes in the community of Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. 2008

Aerial winter view of the Inuit settlement of Qaanaaq on the shore of Inglefield Bay. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1998)

Inuit hunter and his dog team outside the village of Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland.

An Inuit hunter, silhouetted in his boat returns home to Qaanaaq at sunset. Inglefield Bay, Northwest Greenland. 2008

Dramatic Asperatus cloud formation as a storm brews at dawn over Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Portrait of Qalaseq Duneq an elderly Inuk from Qaanaaq wearing a wooly hat and traditional anorak. Thule Northwest Greenland. 1971

Thomas Qujaukitsok, an Inuit boy, laughing at Inerssussat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971

Portrait of Avortungiaq as she sits by her house in 1971. Inuit woman elder. Qaanaaq. NW Greenland. (1971)

Inuit elder, Masautsiak Eipe fishing for sculpin through a lead in the sea ice. Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. (1971)

Arnanguaq Qujaukitsoq, a young Inuit woman from Qaanaaq in Northwest Greenland.

Morning low sunshine in the autumn, illuminates icebergs in Inglefield Bay near Qaanaaq in Northwest Greenland

A front loader being used to collect glacial ice for the community's water supply in Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Thomas Qujaukitsoq, an Inuit hunter from Qaanaaq, with his sled dog 'Pluto'. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland

Aerial view of a glacier flowing down from the icecap near the bottom of Bowdoin Fiord. Thule. Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland

Icebergs & bergy bits in Inglefield Bay in golden autumn light near Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland.

Masautsiaq Eipe, an elderly Inuit man, drum sings using a traditional drum. Only the rim of the drum is struck. Qaanaaq, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1980)

Imposing iceberg with a hole in it floats off the Greenland coast near Qaanaaq. Greenland

Late evening sun shines through a piece of glacial ice on the shore of Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Inuit shoppers at the check out in the shop at Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Igaja Kristiansen, a young Inuit man, holding his baby son at his home in Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Inuit boy playing a computer game at the Youth Club in Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Avigiaq Sadorana, an Inuk from Qaanaaq, shows his son Abel hot to use the mobile phone he has been given for his eleventh birthday. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Sofie Jensen, a young Inuit woman, dressed in traditional sealskin clothing. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. 2008

A front loader being used to collect glacial ice to be used for community's water supply in Qaanaaq. Northwest Greenland. 2008

An old Thule culture Inuit woman's comb made from walrus ivory. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. 2008

Icebergs and small pieces of glacial ice floating at sunset in Inglefield Bay. Qaanaaq, Northwest Greenland. 2008

Dramatic Asperatus cloud formation as a storm builds at dawn over Qaanaaq, Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Dramatic Asperatus cloud formation as a storm brews at dawn over Inglefield Bay. Northwest Greenland. 2008

Inuit hunter Preben Petersen inflates his sealskin avatak on the ice foot by his kayak.Qeqertat, Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1977

Fireworks mark a celebration in Qaanaaq. North West Greenland.

Inuit gutting greenland halibut that have been caught under the ice. Qaanaaq.Northwest Greenland. 1977

Kale Peary, son of the American polar explorer, Robert E. Peary, sits by his tent on the ice near Qaanaaq. Thule. North West Greenland. (1971)

Aerial winter view of the Inuit settlement of Qaanaaq on the shore of Inglefield Bay. Thule, Northwest Greenland. (1998)

Masautsiaq Eipe, an elderly Inuit man, drum sings using a traditional drum. Only the rim of the drum is struck. Qaanaaq, Avanersuaq, Northwest Greenland. (1980)