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In reality, however, the designs of the latest commemorative quarters are featured on two different coins in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the first Canadian Arctic Expedition (CAE). One of the coins represents a design by Inuit artist Tim Pitsiulak called "Life in the North" showing a trio of whales — two belugas and a bowhead.

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In 1913, an international crew of scientists, sailors, guides and crewmen called the Canadian Arctic Expedition (CAE) set sail on a remarkable voyage of discovery in Canada's High Arctic.

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Series: CAN:Arctic Expedition Obverse Head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, wearing necklace and earrings, facing right. Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II D•G•REGINA Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God Engraver: Susan Taylor Designer: Susanna Blunt

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The Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918) was Canada's largest, most expensive and scientifically sophisticated Arctic venture to that date. Canadian Arctic Expedition Stefansson's ice party leaving Collinson Point, Alaska, 16 March 1914. (courtesy National Archives of Canada/C-23659)

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The Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918) With the goal of finding a continent north of the Canadian Archipelago, Vilhjalmur Stefansson organized the Canadian Arctic Expedition. Stefansson had already distinguished himself as an explorer and ethnologist by spending 18 months with the Inuit of the Mackenzie Delta, learning their language and customs…

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1820s. 1820-1824: Ferdinand von Wrangel and Fyodor Matyushkin explore the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea areas. 1821-1824: Fyodor Litke explores the eastern Barents Sea and the west coast of Novaya Zemlya, including Matochkin Strait. 1821-1823: Pyotr Anjou continues exploration of New Siberian Islands.

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Arctic Exploration. Humans have been exploring the North American Arctic for centuries, beginning about 5,000 years ago when Palaeoeskimos were looking for a homeland, followed by the Thule — ancestors of the Inuit. Europeans began exploring the Arctic in the Elizabethan era when English seamen sought a shortcut to Asia by the seas north of.

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The Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-18 was, in its time, the largest Arctic expedition ever mounted by the Canadian government. It comprised more than a hundred people, including scientists, sailors, a surgeon, a photographer, and dozens of Inuit hunters, dogsled drivers, and seamstresses.

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The Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918 was the first multi-disciplinary scientific expedition to the Canadian Arctic and an important event in the history of two of Canada's National Museums and the Geological Survey of Canada. The impact of the Expedition on the local people was considerable.. The Expedition set out from Victoria, B.C.

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The coasts and islands of Canada's Arctic were first explored starting about 5,000 years ago by groups of Sivullirmiut (also known as Palaeo-Inuit). While archaeologists dispute their origins, the Palaeo-Inuit likely set out from Siberia, venturing across the Bering Strait in boats or on the sea ice.

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The Royal Canadian Mint on Nov. 22 launched two new 25-cent coins, each available in two versions, to mark the centennial of the 1913 to 1916 Canadian Arctic Expedition and life in northern Canada.