J.E. Bernier’s Claims to Fame
On 1 July 1909, in the course of patrolling the Arctic on behalf of Canada, Captain J.E. Bernier claimed for Canada the territory between its east and west mainland borders all the way to the North Pole—that is, the entire Arctic Archipelago. Although the legitimacy of his act was considered dubious...
| Published in: | Scientia Canadensis |
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| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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CSTHA/AHSTC
2010
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| Online Access: | http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1006150ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1006150ar |