Can  I use iPhoto to refer to offline photos?

I keep my photos on an external HDD (because of the huge number; they will not fit on my notebook computer's hard drive). They are mostly 3000x2000 and larger.
However, I would like to be able to view thumbnails in screen-size resolution on my Mac, i.e. up to 1280x850. Is there a way to do this with iPhoto?
Thanks!

Yes. You'll be able to view the thumbnails up to almost the largest size available with the size slider. Near the maximum it needs the full sized file so will just present the gray window with the dotted square. You can create and move albums, add comments and, with some difficulty add keywords. You can't work with slideshow, books, or anything that requires the full sized image.
It's easy to set up a test alias library with some photos on an external HD to experiment with to see if it'll work for you. Good luck.

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