The remote settlement and the people.

1. Grisefiord, Ellesmere Island Canada Grise Fiord ( Aujuittuq , "place that never thaws") a small Inuit hamlet, in the territory of Nunavut, Canada. Grise fiord

2. Grise Fiord , Pop. 160 76º 25´N , 82°53′ W 1 150 km above the Arctic Circle Grise Fiord is located on the south coast of Ellesmere Island , on the north shore of Jones Sound , and is Canada's most northerly community and one of the northernmost settlements on earth. Despite its low population, it is the largest community on Ellesmere Island.

4. Grise Fiord Surrounded by high cliffs and, for most of the year, sea ice.

5. Grise Fiord means " Pig Fiord " in Norwegian ( walrus sound like pigs !), but many visitors consider the community setting the most beautiful in the North

6. At these latitudes, there are two seasons: the "light" season from May to August, when the sun never sets, and the "dark" season from October to mid-February, when the sun never rises - it´s the long arctic night.

13. In all, 40 houses and 20 public and commercial buildings

16. Downtown: the Co-op (far right), he government Hamlet Office ( right), the health clinic (left).

17. The inuit Co-op store, the school, the community centre, the hotel and the health centre employ most of the locals ; tourism brings some increasing income.

25. Most northern school

27. The school also acts as a community center, with weekly dances, movies, classes in sewing, cooking, art, adult education

35. The small comunity Anglican church, built in the 1960s

43. Igloos in the neighborhood

44. Igloos are used for shelter on hunting trips.

49. A very special sled

63. Twin Otter from Kenn Borek Air Two weekly flights

64. Icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov Polar cruises in icebreakers often visit Grise Fiord

73. Arctic owl