Toponymy of Herschel island (Qikiqtaryuk), Western Arctic Coast, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Burn, C. (Christopher R.), Hattendorf, J.B. (John B.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arctic toponymy; Beaufort sea; Charles stockton; Herschel island; USS thetis; Arctic; Avadlek Spit; Canada; Herschel Island; Lopez; Osborn; Pauline Cove; Workboat Passage; Beaufort Sea; inuvialuktun; Orca
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/5848; https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4145

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...