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Author: James Thomson, Barents Observer

General Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Surfing in the Arctic

James Thomson, Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 1, 2014 at 16:20 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 14:22
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Surfing is surprisingly hot in the Lofoten Islands, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. “It’s all happening in the Arctic!”

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Bjørn Ballo sits in the cockpit of the downed P-40 plane, a vestige of the Second World War under Jarfjord in Kirkenes. (Jimmy Thomson/Barents Observer)
General Norway Society Society (Norway) Special Features 

History revealed by WW2 wrecks in Norway’s Arctic fjords

James Thomson, Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 14:27 — Last Updated: Friday, November 7, 2014 at 20:53
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In the 70 years since the war, more than a dozen wrecks of planes and ships have been found on

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The new shipping rules will apply to both the Arctic and Antarctic after January 1, 2017. (Jimmy Thomson/Barents Observer)
Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

IMO completes Polar Code environmental rules

James Thomson, Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 24, 2014 at 14:11 — Last Updated: Monday, October 27, 2014 at 19:21
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The UN International Maritime Organization has drafted the environmental regulations chapter for the Polar Code, a binding set of regulations

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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