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Canada's western Arctic, including the Dempster Highway / by the Western Arctic Handbook Committee.

Title: Canada's western Arctic, including the Dempster Highway / by the Western Arctic Handbook Committee.
Author: Western Arctic Handbook Committee.
Publication: Inuvik, N.W.T. : The Committee, c2002.

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352 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps; 23 cm.

Summary

"From the warm embrace of its small communities to the stunning beauty and immensity of the land, Canada's Western Arctic will quicken your heart, invigorate your mind and stir your soul." "But don't just take our word for it. Come and experience it for yourself. This definitive guidebook -- written with the help of more than 50 people who live and work in the North -- contains all the information you need to plan and enjoy a memorable trip to the region. Whether your interests run to outdoor adventure, history, wildlife watching, or arts and culture, you'll find the comprehensive Canada's Western Arctic packed with extensive and invaluable facts, figures, maps, photos, background, history, insights and tips -- in short, everything you need to prepare for a destination and a travel experience like no other. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-341) and index.

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Contents

Planning Your Trip -- Getting Here -- Getting Around -- Accommodation -- Food, Water and Supplies -- Auto Fuel, Parts and Service -- Money Considerations -- Language -- Clothing -- Medical Facilities, Health Insurance -- Communications and Electricity -- Encounters with Wildlife -- Minimize Your Impact -- Seasons -- Weather -- Mosquitoes and Blackflies -- Permits, Regulations and Permissions -- Life in the Western Arctic -- Daily Life -- Arts, Crafts and Music -- Events -- Activities -- Hiking -- Birding -- Rockhounding -- Canoeing, Kayaking and Rafting -- Fishing -- Hunting -- Cycling -- Boating -- Dogsledding -- Skiing -- Snowmobiling -- Destinations -- Dempster Highway -- Communities -- Fort McPherson -- Tsiigehtchic -- Inuvik -- Aklavik -- Tuktoyaktuk -- Paulatuk -- Sachs Harbour, Banks Island -- Holman, Victoria Island -- Old Crow -- National Parks -- Territorial Parks- -- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries -- Historic Sites and Landmarks -- Rivers -- Western Queen Elizabeth Islands -- People -- Gwich'in History and Culture -- Inuvialuit History and Culture -- European Exploration and Settlement -- First Peoples -- Land and Water -- Natural Regions -- Landforms -- Climate -- Aurora Borealis -- Ice Age -- Geology -- Permafrost -- Mackenzie Delta -- Beaufort Sea -- Lakes and Rivers -- Plants & Animals -- Plants -- Birds -- Mammals -- Freshwater Fishes -- Insects.

ISBN

096879100X

OCLC

54775778

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library