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The Arctic Circle, A Glittering Event For Science And Reason, Shows Up To A Changed World
To enter Harpa during the Arctic Circle is to live in a temporary hallucination. For four remarkable days, brilliant, or at least above average, minds gathered to address the great crisis of our age, climate change. Entering this year’s event, I was…
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The Arctic Circle Assembly Starts Today
The largest international gathering on Arctic issues, The Arctic Circle Assembly, starts today at Harpa and hosts 2000 participants from more than 40 countries. Taking place until October 9, the conference will cover a wide range of topics, including the impacts of…
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People of Grímsey
Harpa Þórey & Gabríel, shopkeepers (pictured above) “We moved here in 2005, from Akureyri. The life is very different, and it’s quiet. My husband is from here. We have the fish market, and a couple of boats, this shop, and a hobby…
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Living On The Edge: A Trip To Grímsey, Iceland’s Arctic Island
It’s almost 2pm when our tiny propeller plane passes over the glossy white mountains that mark Iceland’s northern coastline. I press my face to the cold glass to see the fjords below. They’re vast and undulating, full of intriguing nooks that seem…
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The Future Of The Arctic Is Being Determined At Harpa This Weekend
French president François Hollande is among the keynote speakers at the annual Arctic Circle assembly, which takes place in Reykjavík over the weekend. The event commenced earlier today with a welcoming address by Iceland’s president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who has in recent…
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Arctic Circle Assembly Begins In Iceland Today
Iceland begins hosting international leaders and dignitaries today as the annual Arctic Circle Assembly kicks off at Harpa. The opening seminar includes speeches from Prince Albert of Monaco, President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, Carter Roberts, a special Russian envoy…
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Arctic Circle Conference This Month
The third annual Arctic Circle conference will be held this month, with participants from over 50 countries to be attending. The conference will be held from October 16 to 18 at Harpa Concert Hall. According to a statement from the organisers, amongst…
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Grímsey: Hanging Out On The Arctic Circle
“You’re spending five days on Grímsey?”, a Reykjavík friend asked me in astonishment. “But there’s nothing to do there.” ”Precisely why I’m going there,” I replied. For I’d rather go to a place where there’s “nothing to do” than to a place…