After whom is herschel island named?

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Burn, C. (Christopher R.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Caroline herschel; Herschel island; John franklin; John herschel; William herschel; Yukon territory; Arctic; Yukon; Canada; Herschel Island; Herschel; Inuvialuit
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/4561; https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic152

Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk) is a seasonally inhabited island off the western Arctic coast of Canada. It was designated as a Yukon territorial park under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (1987) in recognition of its physical and cultural significance. The island was named by Captain John Franklin of t...