The origins of Canada's first Eastern Arctic Patrol, 1919–1922

ABSTRACT It is widely believed among historians that in 1920, the Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen and the Danish government challenged Canada's sovereignty over Ellesmere Island. This paper draws on a wide range of Canadian and British government files and private papers to contest this view. It...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Cavell, Janice, Noakes, Jeff
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Ellesmere Island
Rasmussen
Stefansson
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247408007924
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247408007924

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