Norman Lockyer Island
Region Qikiqtaaluk Region | | |
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Norman Lockyer Island is located off the eastern coast of Ellesmere Island, and a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Situated in Princess Marie Bay just in front of Franklin Pierce Bay, 9 km (5.6 mi) WSW of Cape Prescott, north of Bache Peninsula, Norman Lockyer Island is within the Arctic Archipelago, a member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands.[1][2]
History
It is named in honor of the English scientist and astronomer
Joseph Norman Lockyer
.
In 1882, Norman Lockyer Island was the most northerly point reached by the relief vessel, the Neptune, trying to reach Adolphus Greely's Lady Franklin Expedition.[3]
References
- ^ "Norman Lockyer Island". nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- ^ Schledermann, Peter (December 1978). "Preliminary results of archaeological investigations in the Bache Peninsula region, Ellesmere Island, N.W.T." (PDF). Arctic. 30 (4): 459–474. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- OCLC 486497.
External links
- Norman Lockyer Island in the Atlas of Canada - Toporama; Natural Resources Canada
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