Stefansson Island
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Stefansson Island is an uninhabited island in the
Victoria Island's Storkerson Peninsula, separated by the Goldsmith Channel. Stefansson Island's highest mount is 256 m (840 ft).[2]
A weather station, at 73°45′56″N 105°17′44″W / 73.76556°N 105.29556°W, is located on the northern part of the island as part of an automated weather station array operated by Environment and Climate Change Canada in the Arctic.[3]
The first European sighting of the island was in 1917 by Storker T. Storkerson who was travelling with Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962), for whom the island was named.[4]
References
- ^ "Stefansson Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b c Stefansson Island at The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ Polar Continental Shelf Program Projects
- ^ Mills, William James (2003). Exploring polar frontiers: a historical encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Further reading
- Fyles, J. G. Surficial Geology of Victoria and Stefansson Islands, District of Franklin. Ottawa: Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printr, 1963.
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