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- ↑ University of the Arctic (not dated) "Circumpolar Studies". Retrieved on 29 September 2017 from http://education.uarctic.org/studies/circumpolar-studies/
- 1 2 University of the Arctic (not dated) "Where to Study?". Retrieved on 29 September 2017 from http://education.uarctic.org/studies/circumpolar-studies/where-to-study/
- ↑ Berghahn Books (not dated) "Studies in the Circumpolar North". Retrieved on 30 September 2017 from http://www.berghahnbooks.com/series/studies-in-the-circumpolar-north
- ↑ University of Groningen (not dated) "Books of the Arctic Centre". Retrieved on 30 September 2017 from http://www.rug.nl/research/arctisch-centrum/publications/books/circumpolarstudies/
