Bezal Jesudason (1941-1995)
Bezal Jesudason is celebrated as the man who put the Canadian High Arctic on the tourist map. Through his business, High Arctic International Explorer Service Ltd. in Resolute, Bezall organized sled trips between Resolute and Grise Fiord, with local Inuit guiding and servicing the expeditions. Over...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64320 2023-05-15T14:19:10+02:00 Bezal Jesudason (1941-1995) Welch, Harold E. 1995-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64320 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64320/48255 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64320 ARCTIC; Vol. 48 No. 4 (1995): December: 313–405; 401-402 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biographies Dogsledding Employment Expeditions Inuit Jesudason Bezal 1941-1995 Logistics Tourist trade Transportation Canadian Arctic Islands Resolute Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion obituary 1995 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:32Z Bezal Jesudason is celebrated as the man who put the Canadian High Arctic on the tourist map. Through his business, High Arctic International Explorer Service Ltd. in Resolute, Bezall organized sled trips between Resolute and Grise Fiord, with local Inuit guiding and servicing the expeditions. Over the years the business slowly evolved, with organized package tours and day trips to Bathurst Island, Beechey Island, Ellesmere Island, and the North Magnetic and Geographic Poles. "Canada owes a debt to Bezal for his work in making the North accessible and friendly for all who ventured there. His efforts produced benefits for airline, communications, and travel industries, the physical and social infrastructure of the North, Nunavut, and the scientific community." Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Bathurst Island Ellesmere Island Grise Fiord inuit Nunavut University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Bathurst Island ENVELOPE(-100.002,-100.002,75.752,75.752) Beechey Island ENVELOPE(-91.851,-91.851,74.718,74.718) Canada Ellesmere Island Grise Fiord ENVELOPE(-82.895,-82.895,76.418,76.418) Nunavut ARCTIC 48 4 |
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Bezal Jesudason is celebrated as the man who put the Canadian High Arctic on the tourist map. Through his business, High Arctic International Explorer Service Ltd. in Resolute, Bezall organized sled trips between Resolute and Grise Fiord, with local Inuit guiding and servicing the expeditions. Over the years the business slowly evolved, with organized package tours and day trips to Bathurst Island, Beechey Island, Ellesmere Island, and the North Magnetic and Geographic Poles. "Canada owes a debt to Bezal for his work in making the North accessible and friendly for all who ventured there. His efforts produced benefits for airline, communications, and travel industries, the physical and social infrastructure of the North, Nunavut, and the scientific community." |
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