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March 11, 2011

The landscape of Quttinirpaaq National Park is dominated by glaciers and tundra vegetation.

The landscape of Quttinirpaaq National Park is dominated by glaciers and sparse high-arctic tundra vegetation.

Credit: Joel Barker, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University


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