Grinnell Peninsula
Grinnell Peninsula is a peninsula of northwestern Devon Island in Nunavut, Canada.
It was sighted by the First Grinnell Expedition in 1850 and named "Grinnell Land" after Henry Grinnell, who had co-financed the expedition.[1] The expedition leaders were uncertain at the time if the new land was part of Devon Island, Cornwallis Island, or a previously uncharted island or northern continent.[2]: 197 The name was not universally recognized, as British Admiralty charts of 1851 listed it as "Albert Land" (after Prince Albert) based on Royal Navy observations.[2]: 203–207
References
- ^ Martin, Constance (June 1984). "Elisha Kent Kane (1820–1857)". Arctic. 37 (2). Arctic Institute of North America: 178–179. doi:10.14430/arctic2187.
- ^ a b Kane, E. K. (1857). The United States Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin. Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co.
External links
- The Glacier Atlas of Canada
76°40′N 095°00′W / 76.667°N 95.000°W / 76.667; -95.000 (Grinnell Peninsula)
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