Arctic cruise of H.M.C.S. Labrador , 1954

During the summer of 1954 the Royal Canadian Navy arctic patrol vessel Labrador , Captain O. C. S. Robertson, R.C.N., made her maiden voyage through the North West Passage. She left Halifax on 23 July. After calling at Resolute, Cornwallis Island, on 31 July, she returned to Craig Harbour in order t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1955
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Ellesmere Island
Cornwallis
Alexandra Fiord
Craig Harbour
Cornwallis Island
eskimo*
North West Passage
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400046465
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400046465
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Summary:During the summer of 1954 the Royal Canadian Navy arctic patrol vessel Labrador , Captain O. C. S. Robertson, R.C.N., made her maiden voyage through the North West Passage. She left Halifax on 23 July. After calling at Resolute, Cornwallis Island, on 31 July, she returned to Craig Harbour in order to pick up an Eskimo family and transport them to Alexandra Fiord, farther up the east coast of Ellesmere Island. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police post at Alexandra Fiord was resupplied by the Labrador at this time.

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