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References
- ↑ Stefansson, Vilhjalmur (1914). The Stefánsson-Anderson Arctic expedition of the American museum: preliminary ethnological report. Vol. 25, Part 1 of Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History (Digitized Oct 9, 2007 ed.). The Trustees. p. 32.
- ↑ "Stefansson, Vilhjalmur. Prehistoric and Present Commerce Among the Arctic Coast Eskimo. 1914. Reprint. London: Forgotten Books, 2013. 14-5. Print". Archived from the original on 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "Snow goggles". civilization.ca. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
