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- ↑ Greenland.com
- ↑ "University of Greenland page". Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ↑ Sverker Sörlin (1 April 2016). Science, Geopolitics and Culture in the Polar Region: Norden Beyond Borders. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-05892-2.
- ↑ First American Art Magazine
