Inukshuk, The Logo of the 2010 Winter Olympics
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- Uploaded on December 31, 2009
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- Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D90
- Exposure: 0.017s (1/60)
- Focal Length: 105.00mm
- F/Stop: f/5.657
- ISO Speed: ISO220
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash
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Gabor Retei, on April 13, 2011, said:
Hello Howie
Inukshuk (singular), meaning "likeness of a person" in Inuktitut (the Inuit language) is a stone figure made by the Inuit. The plural is inuksuit. The Inuit make inuksuit in different forms and for different purposes: to show directions to travellers, to warn of impending danger, to mark a place of respect, or to act as helpers in the hunting of caribou. Similar stone figures were made all over the world in ancient times, but the Arctic is one of the few places where they still stand. An inukshuk can be small or large, a single rock, several rocks balanced on each other, round boulders or flat. Inuit tradition forbids the destruction of inuksuit.
Greetings, Gabe
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Howie60, on April 13, 2011, said:
Thanks for that Gabe,very interesting. Greetings Howie.
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