Lowther Island
  Lowther Island  Lowther Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Canada |
| Coordinates | 74°33′N 097°30′W / 74.550°N 97.500°W |
| Archipelago | Queen Elizabeth Islands Arctic Archipelago |
| Area | 145 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Territory | Nunavut |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Lowther Island lies within the
Bathurst Island and Cornwallis Island are to the north, while Prince of Wales Island is to the south.[2] The island is clustered within a group of uninhabited islands. It is 15.5 mi (24.9 km) northeast of Young Island, separated by the Kettle Passage, a shipping route, and 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Garrett Island
, separated by Hayes Channel.
Lowther Island is 17 mi (27 km) long, 2–6 mi (3.2–9.7 km) wide,[3] and 145 km2 (56 sq mi). It is rimmed by raised beaches, the highest being at 106.5 m (349 ft). above sea level. Gourdeau Point is on the island's south side, and Lowther Shoal is to the south/southeast.[4]
History
The first European to sight the island was William Edward Parry in 1819.[5] It is named after a relative of Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (who visited Lowther Island himself), that worked for the Hudson's Bay Company.[6]
In August 1852, ÉMile-Frédéric de Bray, searching for Sir
Francis Leopold McClintock as part of Capt. Henry Kellett's 1852 to 1854 expedition.[8]
References
- OCLC 2442067.
- ISBN 90-247-2979-3.
- ^ "Lowther Island". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ Crawford, G.; Padman, L. (February 1997). "Physical Oceanographic Observations from the Resolute 1995 Ice Camp, Barrow Strait" (PDF). Oregon State University. pp. 39–40. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ Parry, William Edward (1821). Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific: performed in the years 1819-20. London: John Murray.
William Edward Parry 1819.
- ISBN 0-8369-0061-8.
- ISBN 0-8020-2813-6.
- OCLC 1391959.
External links
- Lowther Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
Further reading
- Dyke, A. S. (1993). "Glacial and sea level history of Lowther and Griffith Islands, Northwest Territories: A hint of tectonics" (PDF). Géographie Physique et Quaternaire. 47 (2): 133–145. doi:10.7202/032944ar.