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Arctic Minded
Welcome to ArcticMinded, a podcast where we discuss life, work, and research in the Arctic. ArcticMinded is produced by ArcticNet. We bring together scientists, engineers, and other professionals in the human health, natural and social sciences with partners from Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies as well as the private sector to study the impacts of climate and socio-economic change in the Canadian North.
Arctic Minded
20 Years of Research on the Amundsen with Dr. Maxime Geoffroy
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In this episode we celebrate 20 years of Arctic research on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen, the famous icebreaker featured on our Canadian 50 dollar polymer banknotes. In part 2 of this episode and with our guest, Dr. Maxime Geoffroy, we discover what it’s like to ride a 6000-ton ship through the ice of the Arctic Ocean, the daily life as well as the social and the scientific activities onboard the vessel.