Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada
The official names for several of the features on Herschel Island are derived from the visit to the island by USS Thetis, Lt. Cdr. Charles Stockton commanding, on 15-16 August 1889. In 24 hours, Stockton and his crew surveyed the coast sufficiently to compile and publish a map, which included the ba...
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ftcarletonunivir:oai:carleton.ca:5848 2023-05-15T14:21:37+02:00 Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada Burn, C. (Christopher R.) Hattendorf, J.B. (John B.) 2011-12-01 https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/5848 https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4145 en eng https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/5848 doi:10.14430/arctic4145 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Arctic vol. 64 no. 4, pp. 459-464 Arctic toponymy Beaufort sea Charles stockton Herschel island USS thetis info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2011 ftcarletonunivir https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4145 2022-02-06T21:51:41Z The official names for several of the features on Herschel Island are derived from the visit to the island by USS Thetis, Lt. Cdr. Charles Stockton commanding, on 15-16 August 1889. In 24 hours, Stockton and his crew surveyed the coast sufficiently to compile and publish a map, which included the bathymetry of Pauline Cove and the strait between the island and the mainland, now called Workboat Passage. Stockton named features after two whaling ships that were in the vicinity when he arrived (Orca and Thrasher), his own Thetis, his wife (Pauline Lethilhon King), three ensigns to whom he assigned bathymetric surveys (Robert Lopez, Edward Simpson, and Rogers Wells, Jr.), two of his other officers (Lt. Arthur Osborn and Ensign John Bell), and an officer of the Royal Navy (Capt. Sir Richard Collinson). Only one feature, Avadlek Spit, has an Inuvialuktun official name. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Herschel Island inuvialuktun Orca Carleton University's Institutional Repository Arctic Avadlek Spit ENVELOPE(-139.285,-139.285,69.570,69.570) Canada Herschel Island ENVELOPE(-139.089,-139.089,69.583,69.583) Lopez ENVELOPE(-63.567,-63.567,-64.850,-64.850) Osborn ENVELOPE(-120.378,-120.378,56.604,56.604) Pauline Cove ENVELOPE(-138.920,-138.920,69.572,69.572) Workboat Passage ENVELOPE(-139.226,-139.226,69.529,69.529) ARCTIC 64 4 |
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The official names for several of the features on Herschel Island are derived from the visit to the island by USS Thetis, Lt. Cdr. Charles Stockton commanding, on 15-16 August 1889. In 24 hours, Stockton and his crew surveyed the coast sufficiently to compile and publish a map, which included the bathymetry of Pauline Cove and the strait between the island and the mainland, now called Workboat Passage. Stockton named features after two whaling ships that were in the vicinity when he arrived (Orca and Thrasher), his own Thetis, his wife (Pauline Lethilhon King), three ensigns to whom he assigned bathymetric surveys (Robert Lopez, Edward Simpson, and Rogers Wells, Jr.), two of his other officers (Lt. Arthur Osborn and Ensign John Bell), and an officer of the Royal Navy (Capt. Sir Richard Collinson). Only one feature, Avadlek Spit, has an Inuvialuktun official name. |
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Burn, C. (Christopher R.) Hattendorf, J.B. (John B.) |
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Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada |
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Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada |
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Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada |
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Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada |
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Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada |
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toponymy of herschel island (qikiqtaryuk), western arctic coast, canada |
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ENVELOPE(-139.285,-139.285,69.570,69.570) ENVELOPE(-139.089,-139.089,69.583,69.583) ENVELOPE(-63.567,-63.567,-64.850,-64.850) ENVELOPE(-120.378,-120.378,56.604,56.604) ENVELOPE(-138.920,-138.920,69.572,69.572) ENVELOPE(-139.226,-139.226,69.529,69.529) |
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Arctic Avadlek Spit Canada Herschel Island Lopez Osborn Pauline Cove Workboat Passage |
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Arctic Avadlek Spit Canada Herschel Island Lopez Osborn Pauline Cove Workboat Passage |
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Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Herschel Island inuvialuktun Orca |
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Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Herschel Island inuvialuktun Orca |
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