Polar heritage sites are slipping into the sea – but can one island live forever online?
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Author/contributor
- Cecco, Leyland (Author)
Title
Polar heritage sites are slipping into the sea – but can one island live forever online?
Abstract
On Qikiqtaruk, off Canada’s Yukon coast, scientists are wielding virtual-reality cameras, 3D models and digital archives to protect the island’s history and culture before it disappears
Publication
The Guardian
Date
2025-02-10
Section
Environment
Language
English
ISSN
0261-3077
Accessed
23/02/2025, 22:57
Library Catalog
The Guardian
Rights
Climate Change
Extra
Canada
Citation
Cecco, L. (2025, February 10). Polar heritage sites are slipping into the sea – but can one island live forever online? The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/10/canada-arctic-yukon-herschel-island-qikiqtaruk-inuvialuit-culture-conservation-dilemma-climate-floods-historic-whaling
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