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

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Cavell, J. (Janice), Noakes, J. (Jeff)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Rasmussen; Stefansson; Polar Record
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/15611; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247408007924

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 demonstr...